Heterocyclic compounds

ABSTRACT

This invention relates to heterocyclic compounds of the formulas shown in the specification. It also relates to methods for treating inflammatory diseases or immune diseases, developmental or degenerative diseases, and tissue injuries with one of the heterocyclic compounds.

CROSS REFERENCE

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser.No. 61/046,496, filed Apr. 21, 2008, the content of which isincorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND

Chemokines are a family of cytokines that regulate the adhesion andtransendothelial migration of leukocytes during an immune orinflammatory reaction (Mackay C. R., Nat. Immunol., 2001, 2:95; Olson etal., Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol., 2002, 283:R7).Chemokines also regulate T cells and B cells trafficking and homing, andcontribute to the development of lymphopoietic and hematopoietic systems(Ajuebor et al., Biochem. Pharmacol., 2002, 63:1191). Approximately 50chemokines have been identified in humans. They can be classified into 4subfamilies, i.e., CXC, CX3C, CC, and C chemokines, based on thepositions of the conserved cysteine residues at the N-terminal (Onufferet al., Trends Pharmacol Sci., 2002, 23:459). The biological functionsof chemokines are mediated by their binding and activation of Gprotein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) on the cell surface.

Stromal-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) is a member of CXC chemokines. It isoriginally cloned from bone marrow stromal cell lines and found to actas a growth factor for progenitor B cells (Nishikawa et al., Eur. J.Immunol., 1988, 18:1767). SDF-1 plays key roles in homing andmobilization of hematopoietic stem cells and endothelial progenitorcells (Bleul et al., J. Exp. Med., 1996, 184:1101; and Gazzit et al.,Stem Cells, 2004, 22:65-73). The physiological function of SDF-1 ismediated by CXCR4 receptor. Mice lacking SDF-1 or CXCR4 receptor showlethal abnormality in bone marrow myelopoiesis, B cell lymphopoiesis,and cerebellar development (Nagasawa et al., Nature, 1996, 382:635; Maet al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 1998, 95:9448; Zou et al., Nature, 1998,393:595; Lu et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 2002, 99:7090). CXCR4receptor is expressed broadly in a variety of tissues, particularly inimmune and central nervous systems, and has been described as the majorco-receptor for HIV-1/2 on T lymphocytes. Although initial interest inCXCR4 antagonism focused on its potential application to AIDS treatment(Bleul et al., Nature, 1996, 382:829), it is now becoming clear thatCXCR4 receptor and SDF-1 are also involved in other pathologicalconditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, and tumor metastases(Buckley et al., J. Immunol., 2000, 165:3423). Recently, it has beenreported that a CXCR4 antagonist and an anticancer drug actsynergistically in inhibiting cancer such as acute promuelocuticleukemia (Liesveld et al., Leukemia Research 2007, 31:1553). Further,the CXCR4/SDF-1 pathway has been shown to be critically involved in theregeneration of several tissue injury models. Specifically, it has beenfound that the SDF-1 level is elevated at an injured site andCXCR4-positive cells actively participate in the tissue regeneratingprocess.

SUMMARY

This invention is based on the discovery that certain compounds (1) areeffective in inhibiting the binding between SDF-1 and chemokinereceptors (e.g., CXCR3 or CXCR4 receptors), and (2) exhibit synergisticeffects in stem cells and endothelial progenitor cells mobilization,when used in combination with a granulocyte-colony stimulating factor(G-CSF).

In one aspect, this invention relates to compounds of the followingformula:

In this formula, each of Q and U is CH or N, provided that at least oneof Q and U is N; each of X, Y, and Z, independently, is C₁₋₅ alkylene ordeleted; m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; n is 0, 1 or 2; p is 1 or 2; R₁ is H,C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl,heteroaryl, halo, CN, OR_(a), COOR_(a), OC(O)R_(a), C(O)R_(a),C(O)NR_(a)R_(b), or NR_(a)R_(b); R₂ is C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl,C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, optionallysubstituted with C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀heterocycloalkyl, or N(R_(c)R_(d)); R₃, independently, is C₁-C₁₀ alkyl,C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halo, CN,OR_(e), COOR_(e), OC(O)R_(e), C(O)R_(e), C(O)NR_(e)R_(f), orNR_(e)R_(f); or R₃ is C₁₋₅ alkylene bonded to two carbon atoms of thering to which it is attached or C₂₋₈ alkylene bonded to one carbon atomof the ring to which it is attached; and R₄ is P(═O)(OR_(g))(OR_(i)),P(═O)(NHR_(g))(OR_(i)), P(═O)(NR_(g))(NR_(i)), S(═O)₂OR_(g), orS(═O)₂R_(g); in which each of R_(a), R_(b), R_(c), R_(d), R_(e), R_(f),R_(g) and R_(i), independently, is H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl,C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or —C(O)R, R being H, C₁-C₁₀alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl;or R_(a) and R_(b) are linked and together form C₂₋₈ alkylene, R_(c) andR_(d) are linked and together form C₂₋₈ alkylene, R_(e) and R_(f) arelinked and together form C₂₋₈ alkylene, or R_(g) and R_(i) are linkedand together form C₁₋₅ alkylene.

The just-described compounds may have one or more of the followingfeatures: U is N; X is —CH₂—, —CH₂CH₂— or —CH₂CH₂CH₂— and p is 1, or Xis

and p is 2; Y is —CH₂ or deleted; Z is —CH₂—; m is 0, 1, or 2; n is 1 or2; R₁ is NH₂; R₂ is C₁₋₅ alkyl substituted N(R_(c)R_(d)), e.g.,—CH₂CH₂—N(R_(c)R_(d)) or —CH₂CH₂CH₂— N(R_(c)R_(d)), in which R_(c) is Hand R_(d) is C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl,aryl, or heteroaryl, or R_(c) and R_(d) are linked and together formC₄₋₆ alkylene; R₃ is C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₈heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halo, CN, OR_(e), orC(O)NR_(e)R_(f); or R₃ is C₁₋₂ alkylene bonded to two carbon atoms ofthe ring to which it is attached or C₂₋₅ alkylene bonded to one carbonatom of the ring to which it is attached; and R₄ is P(═O)(OH)₂,P(═O)(OH)(OCH₂CH₃), P(═O)(OCH₂CH₃)₂,

S(═O)₂OH, S(═O)₂CH₃, or S(═O)₂Ph.

In another aspect, this invention relates to compounds of the aboveformula, in which each of Q and U is N or CH, provided at least one ofthem is N; each of X, Y, and Z, independently, is C₁₋₅ alkylene ordeleted, m is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; n is 0, 1 or 2; R₁ is H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl,C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halo, CN,OR_(a), COOR_(a), OC(O)R_(a), C(O)R_(a), C(O)NR_(a)R_(b), orNR_(a)R_(b); R₂ is C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, optionallysubstituted with C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀heterocycloalkyl, or N(R_(c)R_(d)); R₃ is C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halo, CN, OR_(e),COOR_(e), OC(O)R_(e), C(O)R_(e), C(O)NR_(e)R_(f), or NR_(e)R_(f); or R₃is C₁₋₅ alkylene bonded to two carbon atoms of the ring to which it isattached or C₂₋₈ alkylene bonded to one carbon atom of the ring to whichit is attached; and R₄ is H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, OR_(g), COOR_(g), C(O)R_(g),C(O)NR_(g)R_(i), P(═O)(OR_(g))(OR_(i)), P(═O)(NHR_(g))(OR_(i)),P(═O)(NR_(g))(NR_(i)), S(═O)₂OR_(g), or S(═O)₂R_(g); in which each ofR_(a), R_(b), R_(c), R_(d), R_(e), R_(f), R_(g) and R_(i),independently, is H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or —C(O)R, R being H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl,C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; orR_(a) and R_(b) are linked and together form C₂₋₈ alkylene, R_(c) andR_(d) are linked and together form C₂₋₈ alkylene, R_(e) and R_(f) arelinked and together form C₂₋₈ alkylene, or R_(g) and R_(i) are linkedand together form C₂₋₈ alkylene.

The just-described compounds may have one or more of the followingfeatures: U is N; X is —CH₂—, —CH₂CH₂—, —CH₂CH₂CH₂—, or deleted; Y is—CH₂ or deleted; Z is —CH₂—; m is 1 or 2; n is 1 or 2; R₁ is NH₂; R₂ isC₁₋₅ alkyl substituted N(R_(c)R_(d)), e.g., —CH₂CH₂—N(R_(c)R_(d)) or—CH₂CH₂CH₂—N(R_(c)R_(d)), in which R_(c) is H and R_(d) is C₁-C₁₀ alkyl,C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl, orR_(c) and R_(d) are linked and together form C₄₋₆ alkylene; R₃ is C₁-C₃alkyl, C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₈ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halo,CN, OR_(e), or C(O)NR_(e)R_(f); or R₃ is C₁₋₂ alkylene bonded to twocarbon atoms of the ring to which it is attached or C₂₋₅ alkylene bondedto one carbon atom of the ring to which it is attached; and R₄ isP(═O)(OH)₂, P(═O)(OH)(OCH₂CH₃), P(═O)(OCH₂CH₃)₂,

S(═O)₂OH, S(═O)₂CH₃, or S(═O)₂Ph.

In still another aspect, this invention relates to compounds of thefollowing formula:

In this formula, U is CH or N; L is C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl,C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; each of Y and Z,independently, is C₁₋₅ alkylene or deleted; m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; nis 0, 1 or 2; R₁ is H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halo, CN, OR_(a), COOR_(a),OC(O)R_(a), C(O)R_(a), C(O)NR_(a)R_(b), or NR_(a)R_(b); R₂ is C₁-C₁₀alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, orC₁-C₁₀ alkyl, optionally substituted with C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, or N(R_(c)R_(d)); R₃ is C₁-C₁₀alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl,halo, CN, OR_(e), COOR_(e), OC(O)R_(e), C(O)R_(e), C(O)NR_(e)R_(f), orNR_(e)R_(f); or R₃ is C₁₋₅ alkylene bonded to two carbon atoms of thering to which it is attached or C₂₋₈ alkylene bonded to one carbon atomof the ring to which it is attached; and R₄ is H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, OR_(g), COOR_(g),C(O)R_(g), or C(O)NR_(g)R_(i); in which each of R_(a), R_(b), R_(c),R_(d), R_(e), R_(f), R_(g) and R_(i), independently, is H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl,C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or —C(O)R,R being H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl,aryl, or heteroaryl; or R_(a) and R_(b) are linked and together formC₂₋₈ alkylene, R_(c) and R_(d) are linked and together form C₂₋₈alkylene, R_(e) and R_(f) are linked and together form C₂₋₈ alkylene, orR_(g) and R_(i) are linked and together form C₂₋₈ alkylene.

The just-described compounds may have one or more of the followingfeatures: U is N; Y is —CH₂ or deleted; Z is —CH₂—; m is 1 or 2; n is 1or 2; L is cyclohexyl; R₁ is NH₂; R₂ is C₁₋₅ alkyl substitutedN(R_(c)R_(d)), e.g., —CH₂CH₂—N(R_(c)R_(d)) or —CH₂CH₂CH₂—N(R_(c)R_(d)),in which R_(c) is H and R_(d) is C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl, or R_(c) and R_(d) are linked andtogether form C₄₋₆ alkylene; R₃ is C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₈heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halo, CN, OR_(e), orC(O)NR_(e)R_(f); or R₃ is C₁₋₂ alkylene bonded to two carbon atoms ofthe ring to which it is attached or C₂₋₅ alkylene bonded to one carbonatom of the ring to which it is attached; and R₄ is H or C₁-C₃ alkyloptionally substituted with OR_(g), CO₂R_(g), NR_(g)R_(i),P(═O)(OR_(g))(OR_(i)), P(═O)(NHR_(g))(OR_(i)), P(═O)(NR_(g))(NR_(i)),S(═O)₂OR_(g), or S(═O)₂R_(g); in which each of R_(g) and R_(i),independently, is H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or —C(O)R, R being H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl,C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; orR_(g) and R_(i) are linked and together form C₁₋₅ alkylene.

In still another aspect, this invention relates to compounds of thefollowing formula:

In this formula, each of Q and U is N or CH, provided at least one ofthem is N; each of Y and Z, independently, is C₁₋₅ alkylene or deleted;m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; n is 0, 1 or 2; R₁ is H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halo, CN, OR_(a),COOR_(a), OC(O)R_(a), C(O)R_(a), C(O)NR_(a)R_(b), or NR_(a)R_(b); R₂ isC₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl,heteroaryl, or C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, optionally substituted with C₁-C₁₀ alkyl,C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, or N(R_(c)R_(d)); and R₃ isC₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl,heteroaryl, halo, CN, OR_(e), COOR_(e), OC(O)R_(e), C(O)R_(e),C(O)NR_(e)R_(f), or NR_(e)R_(f); or R₃ is C₁₋₅ alkylene bonded to twocarbon atoms of the ring to which it is attached or C₂₋₈ alkylene bondedto one carbon atom of the ring to which it is attached; in which each ofR_(a), R_(b), R_(c), R_(d), R_(e), and R_(f), independently, is H,C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl,heteroaryl, or —C(O)R, R being H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl,C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; or R_(a) and R_(b) arelinked and together form C₂₋₈ alkylene, R_(c) and R_(d) are linked andtogether form C₂₋₈ alkylene, or R_(e) and R_(f) are linked and togetherform C₂₋₈ alkylene.

The just-described compounds may have one or more of the followingfeatures: U is N; Y is —CH₂ or deleted; Z is —CH₂—; m is 0, 1 or 2; n is1 or 2; R₁ is NH₂; R₂ is C₁₋₅ alkyl substituted N(R_(c)R_(d)), e.g.,—CH₂CH₂—N(R_(c)R_(d)) or —CH₂CH₂CH₂—N(R_(c)R_(d)), in which R_(c) is Hand R_(d) is C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl,aryl, or heteroaryl, or R_(c) and R_(d) are linked and together formC₄₋₆ alkylene; R₃ is C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₈heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halo, CN, OR_(e), orC(O)NR_(e)R_(f); or R₃ is C₁₋₂ alkylene bonded to two carbon atoms ofthe ring to which it is attached or C₂₋₅ alkylene bonded to one carbonatom of the ring to which it is attached;

In still another aspect, this invention relates to compounds of thefollowing formula:

In the formula, each of Q and U is N or CH, provided at least one ofthem is N; each of W, X, Y, and Z, independently, is C₁₋₅ alkylene ordeleted; m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; n is 0, 1 or 2; R₁ is H, C₁-C₁₀alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl,halo, CN, OR_(a), COOR_(a), OC(O)R_(a), C(O)R_(a), C(O)NR_(a)R_(b), orNR_(a)R_(b); R₂ is piperidin-1-yl, (bicyclo[2.2.1]heptanyl)amino,(cyclohexylmethyl)amino, (2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)amino, phenylamino,or benzylamino; R₃ is C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halo, CN, OR_(e), COOR_(e),OC(O)R_(e), C(O)R_(e), C(O)NR_(e)R_(f), or NR_(e)R_(f); or R₃ is C₁₋₅alkylene bonded to two carbon atoms of the ring to which it is attachedor C₂₋₈ alkylene bonded to one carbon atom of the ring to which it isattached; and R₄ is H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, OR_(g), COOR_(g), C(O)R_(g), orC(O)NR_(g)R_(i); in which each of R_(a), R_(b), R_(e), R_(f), R_(g) andR_(i), independently, is H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or —C(O)R, R being H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl,C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; orR_(a) and R_(b) are linked and together form C₂₋₈ alkylene, R_(e) andR_(f) are linked and together form C₂₋₈ alkylene, or R_(g) and R_(i) arelinked and together form C₂₋₈ alkylene.

The just-described compounds may have one or more of the followingfeatures: U is N; X is —CH₂—, —CH₂CH₂— or —CH₂CH₂CH₂—; Y is —CH₂ ordeleted; Z is —CH₂—; W is —CH₂CH₂—; m is 1 or 2; n is 1 or 2; R₁ is NH₂;and R₃ is C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₈ heterocycloalkyl, aryl,heteroaryl, halo, CN, OR_(e), or C(O)NR_(e)R_(f); or R₃ is C₁₋₂ alkylenebonded to two carbon atoms of the ring to which it is attached or C₂₋₅alkylene bonded to one carbon atom of the ring to which it is attached.

The term “alkyl” refers to a saturated or unsaturated, linear orbranched hydrocarbon moiety, such as —CH₃, —CH₂—CH═CH₂, or branched—C₃H₇. The term “alkylene” refers to a divalent or multivalent,saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched hydrocarbon moiety, such as—CH₂—,

—CH₂CH₂—,

—CH₂CH₂CH₂—,

or —CH═CH—. The term “cycloalkyl” refers to a saturated or unsaturated,non-aromatic, monocyclic, bicyclic, tricyclic, or tetracyclichydrocarbon moiety, such as cyclohexyl, cyclohexen-3-yl, or adamantyl.The term “heterocycloalkyl” refers to a saturated or unsaturated,non-aromatic, monocyclic, bicyclic, tricyclic, or tetracyclic moietyhaving one or more ring heteroatoms (e.g., N, O, or S), such as4-tetrahydropyranyl or 4-pyranyl. The term “aryl” refers to ahydrocarbon moiety having one or more aromatic rings. Examples of arylmoieties include phenyl (Ph), phenylene, naphthyl, naphthylene, pyrenyl,anthryl, and phenanthryl. The term “heteroaryl” refers to a moietyhaving one or more aromatic rings that contain at least one heteroatom(e.g., N, O, or S). Examples of heteroaryl moieties include furyl,furylene, fluorenyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, oxazolyl, imidazolyl, thiazolyl,pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, quinazolinyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl and indolyl.

Alkyl, alkylene, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroarylmentioned herein include both substituted and unsubstituted moieties,unless specified otherwise. Possible substituents on cycloalkyl,heterocycloalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl include, but are not limited to,C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₂-C₁₀ alkenyl, C₂-C₁₀ alkynyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₃-C₂₀cycloalkenyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkenyl, C₁-C₁₀alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy, amino, C₁-C₁₀alkylamino, C₁-C₂₀ dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, hydroxyl,halogen, thio, C₁-C₁₀ alkylthio, arylthio, C₁-C₁₀ alkylsulfonyl,arylsulfonyl, acylamino, aminoacyl, aminothioacyl, amidino, guanidine,ureido, cyano, nitro, acyl, thioacyl, acyloxy, carboxyl, and carboxylicester. On the other hand, possible substituents on alkyl and alkyleneinclude all of the above-recited substituents except C₁-C₁₀ alkyl,C₂-C₁₀ alkenyl, and C₂-C₁₀ alkynyl. Cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl,and heteroaryl can also be fused with each other.

The compounds described above include the compounds themselves, as wellas their salts, prodrugs, and solvates, if applicable. A salt, forexample, can be formed between an anion and a positively charged group(e.g., amino) on a compound having one of the above formulas. Suitableanions include chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate, nitrate, phosphate,citrate, methanesulfonate, trifluoroacetate, acetate, malate, tosylate,tartrate, fumarate, glutamate, glucuronate, lactate, glutarate, andmaleate. Likewise, a salt can also be formed between a cation and anegatively charged group (e.g., carboxylate) on a compound having one ofthe above formulas. Suitable cations include sodium ion, potassium ion,magnesium ion, calcium ion, and an ammonium cation such astetramethylammonium ion. The compounds also include those saltscontaining quaternary nitrogen atoms. Examples of prodrugs includeesters and other pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives, which, uponadministration to a subject, are capable of providing active compounds.A solvate refers to a complex formed between an active compound and apharmaceutically acceptable solvent. Examples of pharmaceuticallyacceptable solvents include water, ethanol, isopropanol, ethyl acetate,acetic acid, and ethanolamine.

In still another aspect, this invention relates to a method for treatinga medical condition related to CXCR4, such as an inflammatory or immunedisease, a developmental or degenerative disease, a tissue injury, orcancer. The method includes administering to a subject in need thereofan effective amount of one or more compounds of formula (I) shown above.

An inflammatory disease is characterized by a local or systemic, acuteor chronic inflammation. Examples include retinopathy (e.g., diabeticretinopathy and proliferative retinopathy), inflammatory dermatoses(e.g., dermatitis, eczema, atopic dermatitis, allergic contactdermatitis, urticaria, necrotizing vasculitis, cutaneous vasculitis,hypersensitivity vasculitis, eosinophilic myositis, polymyositis,dermatomyositis, and eosinophilic fasciitis), inflammatory boweldiseases (e.g., Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis),hypersensitivity lung diseases (e.g., hypersensitivity pneumonitis,eosinophilic pneumonia, delayed-type hypersensitivity, interstitial lungdisease (ILD), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and ILD associated withrheumatoid arthritis), macular edema, asthma, and allergic rhinitis.

An immune disease is characterized by a hyper- or hypo-reaction of theimmune system. Examples include, but are not limited to, autoimmunediseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, systemiclupus erythematosus, myasthenia gravis, Type I diabetes mellitus,glomerulonephritis, autoimmune throiditis, ankylosing spondylitis,systemic sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis), acute and chronicinflammatory diseases (e.g., systemic anaphylaxia or hypersensitivityresponses, drug allergies, insect sting allergies, graft rejection,including allograft rejection, and graft-versus-host disease), Sjogren'ssyndrome, and human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Developmental diseases are growth or differentiation related disordersthat lead to loss-of-function or gain-of-function. Degenerative diseasesgenerally refer to change of a tissue to a lower or less functionalform. Examples of a developmental or degenerative disease includeage-related macular degeneration, corneal neovascularization, irisneovascularization, spinal muscular atrophy, Duchenne musculardystrophy, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease. Tissue injuriescan be caused by oxidative stress (e.g., ischemia-reperfusion in strokeor myocardial infarction), complement activation, graft rejection,chemicals (e.g., alcohol-induced liver damage or mucosal tissue injuriesin cancer therapy), viral infection (e.g., glomerular injuriesassociated with hepatitis C infection), and mechanical forces (e.g.,sports injury). Examples of tissue injuries include brain injury, nerveinjury, heart injury, liver damage, skeletal muscle injury, kidneydamage, pancreatic injury, lung injury, skin injury, limb ischemia,silent ischemia, cardiac ischemia, and gastrointestinal tract injury.

Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cells having thecapacity for autonomous growth, i.e., an abnormal state or conditioncharacterized by rapidly proliferating cell growth and sometimes tumormetastasis. Examples of cancers include, but are not limited to,carcinoma and sarcoma such as leukemia, sarcomas, osteosarcoma,lymphomas, melanoma, ovarian cancer, skin cancer, testicular cancer,gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, renal cancer, breast cancer, prostatecolorectal cancer, cancer of head and neck, brain cancer, esophagealcancer, bladder cancer, adrenal cortical cancer, lung cancer, bronchuscancer, endometrial cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, cervical or hepaticcancer, colon cancer, kidney cancer, thyroid cancer, haematopoieticcancer, and cancer of unknown primary site.

A subject in need of the above-described treatment can also beconcurrently administered with an effective amount of one of theheterocyclic compounds described above and an effective amount of one ormore other therapeutic agents. The therapeutic agents include a G-CSF, asteroidal or a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, a chemotherapeuticagent, an anti-angiogenesis agent, a COX2 inhibitor, a leukotrienereceptor inhibitor, a prostaglandin modulator, a TNF modulator, and animmunosuppressive agent (e.g., cyclosporine A). For example, one can usea combination of a compound of this invention and a chemotherapeuticagent to treat cancers, either hematological cancer or solid cancer.Without being bound by theory, in treating hematological cancer (e.g.,acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia), theheterocyclic compound acts as a “chemosensitizer” to mobilize cancercells from bone marrow and the chemotherapeutic agent and then killsthese cancer cells, thereby resulting in enhanced treatment effect.Also, without being bound by theory, in treating solid cancer, theheterocyclic compound acts as an anti-angiogenesis agent, and, when usedtogether with a chemotherapeutic agent, enhances treatment effect. Asanother example, one can use a compound of this invention and anotheranti-agiogenesis agent to treat retinopathy, age-related maculardegeneration, macular edema, corneal neovascularization, or irisneovascularization. G-CSF is a haematopoietic growth factor thatstimulates the bone marrow to produce more white blood cells. Achemotherapeutic agent is a drug that inhibits cancer cell growth or acytotoxic agent. An anti-angiogenesis agent is a drug that confers itstherapeutical effects via inhibiting the angiogenesis process. Examplesof angiogenesis agents include, but are not limited to, Avastin,Lucentis, Sunitinib, and Sorafenib. The term “concurrently administered”refers to administering two or more active agents at the same time or atdifferent times during the period of treatment. An example of concurrentadministration is to apply a solid or liquid mixture of the two or moreactive agents to a patient.

In yet another aspect, this invention relates to a method for enhancingmigration of bone marrow-derived cells to blood. The method includesadministering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of one ormore compounds of formula (I) shown above. The term “bone marrow-derivedcells” refers to cells originating from bone marrow. Examples of bonemarrow-derived cells include, but are not limited to, CD34+ cells andCD133+ cells. Preferably, bone marrow-derived cells are stem cells orendothelial progenitor cells. In this method, an effective amount of aG-CSF growth factor may also be used.

Also within the scope of this invention is a composition containing oneor more of the compounds and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrierdescribed above for use in treating an above-described medicalcondition, and the use of such a composition for the manufacture of amedicament for the just-mentioned treatment.

The details of one or more embodiments of the invention are set forth inthe description below. Other features, objects, and advantages of theinvention will be apparent from the description and from the claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Shown below are exemplary compounds, compounds 1-150, of this invention:

The compounds described above can be prepared by methods well known inthe art.

Scheme I below depicts a typical synthetic route for synthesizingcertain exemplary compounds. Compound (1) containing two halo groups (R₃and R₆ are halo) reacts with an amino compound (2) to give a compound offormula (3), which reacts with piperazine compound (4) containing anitrogen ring atom to give a compound of formula (5). Finally,deprotection of the resultant compound, if necessary, affords a compoundof formula (6), which is one of the compounds of this invention.

Scheme I can be modified in various manners to prepare other compoundsof this invention. For example, an amino compound different fromcompound (2) may be used, or piperazine compound (4) can be replaced byan imidazolidine or diazepane compound. As another example, compound (6)can be further modified as shown in Scheme II below to obtainphosphonate compound (7) or phophonic acid (8).

A compound thus synthesized can be purified by a method such as columnchromatography, high-pressure liquid chromatography, orrecrystallization.

Examples 1-150 below provide detailed descriptions of the preparation ofCompounds 1-150 of this invention.

The intermediates used in the methods described above are eithercommercially available or can be prepared by methods known in the art.The methods may also additionally include steps, either before or afterthe steps described specifically herein, to add or remove suitableprotecting groups in order to ultimately allow synthesis of thecompounds. In addition, various synthetic steps may be performed in analternate sequence or order to give the desired compounds. Syntheticchemistry transformations and protecting group methodologies (protectionand deprotection) useful in synthesizing applicable compounds are knownin the art and include, for example, those described in R. Larock,Comprehensive Organic Transformations, VCH Publishers (1989); T. W.Greene and P. G. M. Wuts, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, 2^(nd)Ed., John Wiley and Sons (1991); L. Fieser and M. Fieser, Fieser andFieser's Reagents for Organic Synthesis, John Wiley and Sons (1994); andL. Paquette, ed., Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, JohnWiley and Sons (1995) and subsequent editions thereof.

The compounds mentioned herein may contain a non-aromatic double bondand one or more asymmetric centers. Thus, they can occur as racematesand racemic mixtures, single enantiomers, individual diastereomers,diastereomeric mixtures, and cis- or trans-isomeric forms. All suchisomeric forms are contemplated.

Also within the scope of this invention is a pharmaceutical compositioncontaining an effective amount of at least one compound described aboveand a pharmaceutical acceptable carrier. Further, this invention coversa method of administering an effective amount of one or more of thecompounds of this invention to a patient having a disease described inthe summary section above for treating the disease. This invention alsocovers a method of administering an effective amount of one or more ofthe compounds to a subject for enhancing migration of bonemarrow-derived cells to blood.

The term “treating” or “treatment” refers to administering one or morecompounds to a subject, who has an above-described medical condition, asymptom of such a medical condition, or a predisposition toward such amedical condition, with the purpose to confer a therapeutic effect,e.g., to cure, relieve, alter, affect, ameliorate, or prevent theabove-described medical condition, the symptom of it, or thepredisposition toward it. “An effective amount” refers to the amount ofan active compound that is required to confer the therapeutic effect.Effective doses will vary, as recognized by those skilled in the art,depending on the types of diseases treated, route of administration,excipient usage, and the possibility of co-usage with other therapeutictreatment.

To practice the method of the present invention, a composition havingone or more compounds can be administered parenterally, orally, nasally,rectally, topically, or buccally. The term “parenteral” as used hereinrefers to subcutaneous, intracutaneous, intravenous, intrmuscular,intraarticular, intraarterial, intrasynovial, intrastemal, intrathecal,intralesional, or intracranial injection, as well as any suitableinfusion technique. The composition can take the form of solutions,suspensions, emulsion, tablets, pills, capsules, powders,microparticles, or nanoparticles. It can be also formulated to achievecontrolled-release or sustained-release of the active ingredients.

A sterile injectable composition can be a solution or suspension in anon-toxic parenterally acceptable diluent or solvent, such as a solutionin 1,3-butanediol. Among the acceptable vehicles and solvents that canbe employed are mannitol, water, Ringer's solution, and isotonic sodiumchloride solution. In addition, fixed oils are conventionally employedas a solvent or suspending medium (e.g., synthetic mono- ordiglycerides). Fatty acid, such as oleic acid and its glyceridederivatives are useful in the preparation of injectables, as are naturalpharmaceutically acceptable oils, such as olive oil or castor oil,especially in their polyoxyethylated versions. These oil solutions orsuspensions can also contain a long chain alcohol diluent or dispersant,carboxymethyl cellulose, or similar dispersing agents. Other commonlyused surfactants such as Tweens or Spans or other similar emulsifyingagents or bioavailability enhancers which are commonly used in themanufacture of pharmaceutically acceptable solid, liquid, or otherdosage forms can also be used for the purpose of formulation.

A composition for oral administration can be any orally acceptabledosage form including capsules, tablets, emulsions and aqueoussuspensions, dispersions, and solutions. In the case of tablets,commonly used carriers include lactose and corn starch. Lubricatingagents, such as magnesium stearate, are also typically added. For oraladministration in a capsule form, useful diluents include lactose anddried corn starch. When aqueous suspensions or emulsions areadministered orally, the active ingredient can be suspended or dissolvedin an oily phase combined with emulsifying or suspending agents. Ifdesired, certain sweetening, flavoring, or coloring agents can be added.

A nasal aerosol or inhalation composition can be prepared according totechniques well known in the art of pharmaceutical formulation. Forexample, such a composition can be prepared as a solution in saline,employing benzyl alcohol or other suitable preservatives, absorptionpromoters to enhance bioavailability, fluorocarbons, and/or othersolubilizing or dispersing agents known in the art.

An eye drop or ointment composition can also be prepared and usedaccording to the well-known art.

A composition having one or more active compounds can also beadministered in the form of suppositories for rectal administration.

The carrier in the pharmaceutical composition must be “acceptable” inthe sense that it is compatible with the active ingredient of thecomposition (and preferably, capable of stabilizing the activeingredient) and not deleterious to the subject to be treated. One ormore solubilizing agents can be utilized as pharmaceutical excipientsfor delivery of an active compound. Examples of other carriers includecolloidal silicon oxide, magnesium stearate, cellulose, sodium laurylsulfate, and D&C Yellow #10.

The compounds described above can be preliminarily screened for theirefficacy in treating above-described diseases by an in vitro assay (SeeExamples 269 and 270 below) and then confirmed by animal experiments andclinic trials. Other methods will also be apparent to those of ordinaryskill in the art.

It has been found that the compounds of this invention, acting as theantagonists of CXCR4, compete against its ligand SDF-1 for binding tothe receptor and thus block CXCR4/SDF-1 signaling, which is important inthe mobilization/homing of stem and progenitor cells. Without beingbound by theory, the compounds of this invention may act through thefollowing mechanisms in treating and repairing tissue damage.

By blocking CXCR4/SDF-1 signaling, the compounds of this inventionpromote the mobilization of stem and progenitor cells from bone morrow,a reservoir of stem/progenitor cells, to the peripheral blood. Morespecifically, as SDF-1 is highly expressed in bone marrow, stem andprogenitor cells, expressing CXCR4, are trapped in bone morrow viaCXCR4-SDF-1 interaction. By blocking this interaction, the compounds ofthis invention release stem and progenitor cells from bone marrow to theperipheral blood. While circulating in the blood, stem and progenitorcells home to tissues and organs where damage has occurred and repairthe damage by differentiating into the type of cells, the loss of whichhas caused the damage.

In the condition of retinopathy, SDF-1 is highly expressed in vitreous.Binding to CXCR4 expressed in stem and progenitor cells, SDF-1facilitates these cells to migrate to the retina, resulting inneovascularization, which plays an essential role in retinopathydevelopment and progression. Also by blocking CXCR4/SDF-1 signaling, thecompounds of this invention prevent stem and progenitor cells homing tothe retina, thus effectively treating retinopathy. The compounds can beapplied topically to an eye of a retinopathy patient. Unlike systemicapplications, topical application does not mobilize stem/progenitorcells out of bone marrow and therefore does not help the homing of thesecells into retina.

The specific examples below are to be construed as merely illustrative,and not limitative of the remainder of the disclosure in any waywhatsoever. Without further elaboration, it is believed that one skilledin the art can, based on the description herein, utilize the presentinvention to its fullest extent. All publications cited herein arehereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

Example 1 Preparation of Compounds 1

Water (10.0 L) and (Boc)₂O (3.33 kgg, 15.3 mol) were added to a solutionof trans-4-aminomethyl-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid (compound 1-I, 2.0 kg,12.7 mol) and sodium bicarbonate (2.67 kg, 31.8 mol). The reactionmixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 18 hours. The aqueouslayer was acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid (2.95 L, pH=2)and then filtered. The resultant solid was collected, washed three timeswith water (15 L), and dried in a hot box (60° C.) to givetrans-4-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino-methyl)-cyclo-hexanecarboxylic acid(Compound 1-II, 3.17 kg, 97%) as a white solid. R_(f)=0.58 (EtOAc).LC-MS m/e 280 (M+Na⁺). ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.58 (brs, 1H), 2.98(t, J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 2.25 (td, J=12, 3.3 Hz, 1H), 2.04 (d, J=11.1 Hz, 2H),1.83 (d, J=11.1 Hz, 2H), 1.44 (s, 9H), 1.35˜1.50 (m, 3H), 0.89˜1.03 (m,2H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 181.31, 156.08, 79.12, 46.41, 42.99,37.57, 29.47, 28.29, 27.96. M.p. 134.8˜135.0° C.

A suspension of compound 1-II (1.0 kg, 3.89 mol) in THF (5 L) was cooledat −10° C. and triethyl amine (1.076 L, 7.78 mol) and ethylchloroformate (0.441 L, 4.47 mol) were added below −10° C. The reactionmixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 3 hours. The reactionmixture was then cooled at −10° C. again and NH₄OH (3.6 L, 23.34 mol)was added below −10° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at ambienttemperature for 18 hours and filtered. The solid was collected andwashed three times with water (10 L) and dried in a hot box (60° C.) togive trans-4-(tert-butoxycarbonyl-amino-methyl)-cyclohexanecarboxylicacid amide (Compound 1-III, 0.8 kg, 80%) as a white solid. R_(f)=0.23(EtOAc). LC-MS m/e 279, M+Na⁺. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 6.63 (brs, 1H),2.89 (t, J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 2.16 (td, J=12.2, 3.3 Hz, 1H), 1.80˜1.89 (m,4H), 1.43 (s, 9H), 1.37˜1.51 (m, 3H), 0.90˜1.05 (m, 2H), ¹³C NMR (75MHz, CD₃OD) δ 182.26, 158.85, 79.97, 47.65, 46.02, 39.28, 31.11, 30.41,28.93. M.p. 221.6˜222.0° C.

A suspension of compound 1-III (1.2 kg, 4.68 mol) in CH₂Cl₂ (8 L) wascooled at −10° C. and triethyl amine (1.3 L, 9.36 mol) andtrifluoroacetic anhydride (0.717 L, 5.16 mol) were added below −10° C.The reaction mixture was stirred for 3 hours. After water (2.0 L) wasadded, the organic layer was separated and washed with water (3.0 L)twice. The organic layer was then passed through silica gel andconcentrated. The resultant oil was crystallized by methylene chloride.The crystals were washed with hexane to givetrans-(4-cyano-cyclohexylmethyl)-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester(Compound 1-IV, 0.95 kg, 85%) as a white crystal. R_(f)=0.78 (EtOAc).LC-MS m/e 261, M+Na⁺. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.58 (brs, 1H), 2.96 (t,J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 2.36 (td, J=12, 3.3 Hz, 1H), 2.12 (dd, J=13.3, 3.3 Hz,2H), 1.83 (dd, J=13.8, 2.7 Hz, 2H), 1.42 (s, 9H), 1.47˜1.63 (m, 3H),0.88˜1.02 (m, 2H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 155.96, 122.41, 79.09,45.89, 36.92, 29.06, 28.80, 28.25, 28.00. M.p. 100.4˜100.6° C.

Compound 1-IV (1.0 kg, 4.196 mol) was dissolved in a mixture of1,4-dioxane (8.0 L) and water (2.0 L). To the reaction mixture wereadded lithium hydroxide monohydrate (0.314 kg, 4.191), Raney-nickel (0.4kg, 2.334 mol), and 10% palladium on carbon (0.46 kg, 0.216 mol) as a50% suspension in water. The reaction mixture was stirred under hydrogenatmosphere at 50° C. for 20 hours. After the catalysts were removed byfiltration and the solvents were removed in vacuum, a mixture of water(1.0 L) and CH₂Cl₂ (0.3 L) was added. After phase separation, theorganic phase was washed with water (1.0 L) and concentrated to givetrans-(4-aminomethyl-cyclohexylmethyl)-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester(compound 1-V, 0.97 kg, 95%) as pale yellow thick oil. R_(f)=0.20(MeOH/EtOAc=9/1). LC-MS m/e 243, M+H⁺. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 4.67(brs, 1H), 2.93 (t, J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 2.48 (d, J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 1.73˜1.78 (m,4H), 1.40 (s, 9H), 1.35 (brs, 3H), 1.19˜1.21 (m, 1H), 0.77˜0.97 (m, 4H).¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 155.85, 78.33, 48.27, 46.38, 40.80, 38.19,29.87, 29.76, 28.07.

A solution of compound 1-V (806 g) and Et₃N (1010 g, 3 eq) in 1-pentanol(2.7 L) was treated with compound 1-VI, 540 g, 1 eq) at 90° C. for 15hours. TLC showed that the reaction was completed.

Ethyl acetate (1.5 L) was added to the reaction mixture at 25° C. Thesolution was stirred for 1 hour. The Et₃NHCl salt was filtered. Thefiltrate was then concentrated to 1.5 L (⅙ of original volume) by vacuumat 50° C. Then, diethyl ether (2.5 L) was added to the concentratedsolution to afford the desired product 1-VII (841 g, 68% yield) afterfiltration at 25° C.

A solution of intermediate 1-VII (841 g) was treated with 4 NHCl/dioxane (2.7 L) in MeOH (8.1 L) and stirred at 25° C. for 15 hours.TLC showed that the reaction was completed. The mixture was concentratedto 1.5 L ( 1/7 of original volume) by vacuum at 50° C. Then, diethylether (5 L) was added to the solution slowly, and HCl salt of 1-VIII(774 g) was formed, filtered, and dried under vacuum (<10 torr). Forneutralization, K₂CO₃ (2.5 kg, 8 eq) was added to the solution of HClsalt of 1-VIII in MeOH (17 L) at 25° C. The mixture was stirred at thesame temperature for 3 hours (pH>12) and filtered (estimated amount of1-VIII in the filtrate is 504 g).

Aldehyde 1-IX (581 g, 1.0 eq based on mole of 1-VII) was added to thefiltrate of 1-VIII at 0-10° C. The reaction was stirred at 0-10° C. for3 hours. TLC showed that the reaction was completed. Then, NaBH₄ (81 g,1.0 eq based on mole of 1-VII) was added at less than 10° C. and thesolution was stirred at 10-15° C. for 1 h. The solution was concentratedto get a residue, which then treated with CH₂Cl₂ (15 L). The mixture waswashed with saturated aq. NH₄Cl solution (300 mL) diluted with H₂O (1.2L). The CH₂Cl₂ layer was concentrated and the residue was purified bychromatography on silica gel (short column, EtOAc as mobile phase forremoving other components; MeOH/28% NH₄OH=97/3 as mobile phase forcollecting 1-X) afforded crude 1-X (841 g).

Then Et₃N (167 g, 1 eq) and Boc₂O (360 g, 1 eq) were added to thesolution of 1-X (841 g) in CH₂Cl₂ (8.4 L) at 25° C. The mixture wasstirred at 25° C. for 15 hours. After the reaction was completed asevidenced by TLC, the solution was concentrated and EtOAc (5 L) wasadded to the resultant residue. The solution was concentrated to 3 L (½of the original volume) under low pressure at 50° C. Then, n-hexane (3L) was added to the concentrated solution. The solid product formed at50° C. by seeding to afford the desired crude product 1-XI (600 g, 60%yield) after filtration and evaporation.

To compound 1-XI (120.0 g) and piperazine (1-XII, 50.0 g, 3 eq) in1-pentanol (360 mL) was added Et₃N (60.0 g, 3.0 eq) at 25° C. Themixture was stirred at 120° C. for 8 hours. Ethyl acetate (480 mL) wasadded to the reaction mixture at 25° C. The solution was stirred for 1h. The Et₃NHCl salt was filtered and the solution was concentrated andpurified by silica gel (EtOAc/MeOH=2:8) to afforded 1-XIII (96 g) in a74% yield.

A solution of intermediate 1-XIII (100 mg) was treated with 4 NHCl/dioxane (2 mL) in CH₂Cl₂ (1 mL) and stirred at 25° C. for 15 hours.The mixture was concentrated to give hydrochloride salt of compound 1(51 mg).

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Example 2 Preparation of Compound 2

Intermediate 1-XIII was prepared as described in Example 1.

To a solution of 1-XIII (120 g) in MeOH (2.4 L) were added diethyl vinylphosphonate (2-I, 45 g, 1.5 eq) at 25° C. The mixture was stirred under65° C. for 24 hours. TLC and HPLC showed that the reaction wascompleted. The solution was concentrated and purified by silica gel(MeOH/CH₂Cl₂=8/92) to get 87 g of 2-II (53% yield, purity>98%, eachsingle impurity<1%) after analyzing the purity of the product by HPLC.

A solution of 20% TFA/CH₂Cl₂ (36 mL) was added to a solution ofintermediate 2-II (1.8 g) in CH₂Cl₂ (5 mL). The reaction mixture wasstirred for 15 hours at room temperature and concentrated by removingthe solvent to afford trifluoracetic acid salt of compound 2 (1.3 g).

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Example 3 Preparation of Compound 3

Intermediate 2-II was prepared as described in Example 2.

To a solution of 2-II (300 g) in CH₂Cl₂ (1800 mL) was added TMSBr (450g, 8 eq) at 10-15° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for15 hours. The solution was concentrated to remove TMSBr and solventunder vacuum at 40° C. CH₂Cl₂ was added to the mixture to dissolve theresidue. TMSBr and solvent were removed under vacuum again to obtain 360g crude solid after drying under vacuum (<1 torr) for 3 hours. Then, thecrude solid was washed with 7.5 L IPA/MeOH (9/1) to afford compound 3(280 g) after filtration and drying at 25° C. under vacuum (<1 torr) for3 hours. Crystallization by EtOH gave hydrobromide salt of compound 3(190 g). CI-MS (M⁺+1): 567.0.

The hydrobromide salt of compound 3 (5.27 g) was dissolved in 20 mLwater and treated with concentrated aqueous ammonia (pH=9-10), and themixture was evaporated in vacuo. The residue in water (30 mL) wasapplied onto a column (100 mL, 4.5×8 cm) of Dowex 50WX8 (H⁺ form,100-200 mesh) and eluted (elution rate, 6 mL/min). Elution was performedwith water (2000 mL) and then with 0.2 M aqueous ammonia. TheUV-absorbing ammonia eluate was evaporated to dryness to afford ammoniasalt of compound 3 (2.41 g). CI-MS (M⁺+1): 567.3.

The ammonia salt of compound 3 (1.5 g) was dissolved in water (8 mL) andalkalified with concentrated aqueous ammonia (pH=11), and the mixturesolution was applied onto a column (75 mL, 3×14 cm) of Dowex 1X2(acetate form, 100-200 mesh) and eluted (elution rate, 3 mL/min).Elution was performed with water (900 mL) and then with 0.1 M aceticacid. The UV-absorbing acetic acid eluate was evaporated, and theresidue was codistilled with water (5×50 mL) to afford compound 3 (1.44g). CI-MS (M⁺+1): 567.4.

Example 4 Preparation of Compound 4

Intermediate 1-XIII was obtained during the preparation of compound 1.

To a solution of diethyl vinyl phosphonate (4-I, 4 g) in CH₂Cl₂ (120 mL)was added oxalyl chloride (15.5 g, 5 eq) and the mixture was stirred at30° C. for 36 hours. The mixture were concentrated under vacuum on arotatory evaporated to give quantitatively the correspondingphosphochloridate, which was added to a mixture of cyclohexyl amine(4-II, 5.3 g, 2.2 eq), CH₂Cl₂ (40 mL), and Et₃N (6.2 g, 2.5 eq). Themixture was stirred at 35° C. for 36 hours, and then was washed withwater. The organic layer was dried (MgSO₄), filtered, and evaporated toafford 4-III (4.7 g, 85% yield) as brown oil.

Compound 4-III (505 mg) was added to a solution of intermediate 1-XIII(500 mg) in MeOH (4 mL). The solution was stirred at 45° C. for 24hours. The solution was concentrated and the residue was purified bycolumn chromatography on silica gel (EtOAc/MeOH=4:1) to affordintermediate 4-IV (420 mg) in a 63% yield.

A solution of HCl in ether (5 mL) was added to a solution ofintermediate 4-IV (420 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (1.0 mL). The reaction mixture wasstirred for 12 hours at room temperature and concentrated by removingthe solvent. The resultant residue was washed with ether to affordhydrochloride salt of compound 4 (214 mg).

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Example 5 Preparation of Compound 5

Compound 5 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example1 except that homopiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

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Example 6 Preparation of Compound 6

Compound was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example 1except that (R)-(−)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

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Example 7 Preparation of Compound 7

Compound 7 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example1 except that (S)-(+)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

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Example 8 Preparation of Compound 8

Compound 8 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example1 except that (S)-(−)-2-t-butyl-2-piperazinecarboxamide was used insteadof piperazine.

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Example 9 Preparation of Compound 9

Compound 9 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example1 except that 2,6-dimethylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

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Example 10 Preparation of Compound 10

Compound 10 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example1 except that 2-phenylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

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Example 11 Preparation of Compound 11

Compound 11 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example1 except that (1S,4S)-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane dihydrobromide wasused instead of piperazine.

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Example 12 Preparation of Compound 12

Compound 12 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example1 except that 6,9-diaza-spiro[4.5]decane dihydrochloride was usedinstead of piperazine.

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Example 13 Preparation of Compound 13

Compound 13 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example1 except that 1,4-diaza-spiro[5.5]undecane dihydrochloride was usedinstead of piperazine.

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Example 14 Preparation of Compound 14

Compound 14 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example3 except that sodium 2-bromoethanesulfonate in the presence of Et₃N inDMF at 45° C. was used instead of diethyl vinyl phosphonate.Deportations of amino-protecting group by hydrochloride to affordhydrochloride salt of compound 14.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 567.3

Example 15 Preparation of Compound 15

Compound 15 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example3 except that methyl vinyl sulfone in MeOH at 40° C. was used instead ofdiethyl vinyl phosphonate. Deportations of amino-protecting group byhydrochloride to afford hydrochloride salt of compound 15.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 565.4

Example 16 Preparation of Compound 16

Compound 16 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example3 except that phenyl vinyl sulfone was used instead of diethyl vinylphosphonate.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 627.4

Example 17 Preparation of Compound 17

Compound 17 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example2 except that diethyl-1-bromopropylphosphonate in the presence of K₂CO₃in CH₃CN was used instead of diethyl vinyl phosphonate.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 637.5

Example 18 Preparation of Compound 18

Compound 18 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example3 except that diethyl-1-bromopropylphosphonate in the presence of K₂CO₃in CH₃CN was used instead of diethyl vinyl phosphonate.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 581.4

Example 19 Preparation of Compound 19

Compound 19 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example3 except that diisopropyl-1-bromomethylphosphonate in the presence ofK₂CO₃ in CH₃CN was used instead of diethyl vinyl phosphonate.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 553.3

Example 20 Preparation of Compound 20

Intermediate 1-XIII was prepared as described in Example 1.

To a solution of 1-XIII (5 g) in CH₃CN (150 mL) were added ethylbromoacetate (20-I, 1.25 g) and K₂CO₃ (3.1 g). The mixture was stirredat room temperature for 2 hours. The solution was filtered, concentratedand purification by silica gel (EtOAc and MeOH as eluant) afforded 20-II(5 g) in 88% yield.

To a solution of 20-II (4 g) in CH₂Cl₂ (60 mL) was added 20% TFA/CH₂Cl₂(40 mL) was added and stirred at room temperature for overnight. Thesolution was concentrated and the residue in acetone (75 mL) was addedHCl (4 N in 1,4-dioxane, 21.5 mL) at room temperature for 0.5 hour. Thesolvents was removed and the residual was treated with ether to affordhydrochloride salt 20 (3 g).

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 545.5

Example 21 Preparation of Compound 21

Compound 21 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example2 except that homopiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 637.4

Example 22 Preparation of Compound 22

Compound 22 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example3 except that homopiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 581.2

Example 23 Preparation of Compound 23

Compound 23 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example4 except that homopiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 609.4

Example 24 Preparation of Compound 24

Compound 24 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example17 except that homopiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 651.4

Example 25 Preparation of Compound 25

Compound 25 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example14 except that homopiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 581.4

Example 26 Preparation of Compound 26

Compound 26 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example15 except that homopiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 579.3

Example 27 Preparation of Compound 27

Compound 27 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example16 except that homopiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 641.5

Example 28 Preparation of Compound 28

Compound 28 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example2 except that (R)-(−)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 636.8

Example 29 Preparation of Compound 29

Compound 29 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example3 except that (R)-(−)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 581.1

Example 30 Preparation of Compound 30

Compound 30 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example17 except that (R)-(−)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 651.5

Example 31 Preparation of Compound 31

Compound 31 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example18 except that (R)-(−)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 595.4

Example 32 Preparation of Compound 32

Compound 32 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example2 except that (S)-(+)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 637.1

Example 33 Preparation of Compound 33

Compound 33 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example3 except that (S)-(+)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 581.1

Example 34 Preparation of Compound 34

Compound 34 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example17 except that (S)-(+)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 651.5

Example 35 Preparation of Compound 35

Compound 35 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example18 except that (S)-(+)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 595.5

Example 36 Preparation of Compound 36

Compound 36 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example3 except that (S)-(−)-2-t-butyl-2-piperazinecarboxamide was used insteadof piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 666.5

Example 37 Preparation of Compound 37

Compound 37 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example17 except that (S)-(−)-2-t-butyl-2-piperazinecarboxamide was usedinstead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 736.5

Example 38 Preparation of Compound 38

Compound 38 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example18 except that (S)-(−)-2-t-butyl-2-piperazinecarboxamide was usedinstead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 680.5

Example 39 Preparation of Compound 39

Compound 39 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example17 except that 2,6-dimethylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 665.5

Example 40 Preparation of Compound 40

Compound 40 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example18 except that 2,6-dimethylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 609.5

Example 41 Preparation of Compound 41

Compound 41 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example2 except that 2-phenylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 699.5

Example 42 Preparation of Compound 42

Compound 42 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example3 except that 2-phenylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 643.4

Example 43 Preparation of Compound 43

Compound 43 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example17 except that 2-phenylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 713.5

Example 44 Preparation of Compound 44

Compound 44 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example18 except that 2-phenylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 657.4

Example 45 Preparation of Compound 45

Compound 45 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example2 except that (1S,4S)-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane dihydrobromide wasused instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 635.5

Example 46 Preparation of Compound 46

Compound 46 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example3 except that (1S,4S)-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane dihydrobromide wasused instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 579.4

Example 47 Preparation of Compound 47

Compound 47 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example17 except that 6,9-diaza-spiro[4.5]decane dihydrochloride was usedinstead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 691.5

Example 48 Preparation of Compound 48

Compound 48 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example18 except that 6,9-diaza-spiro[4.5]decane dihydrochloride was usedinstead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 635.5

Example 49 Preparation of Compound 49

Compound 49 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example17 except that 1,4-diaza-spiro[5.5]undecane dihydrochloride was usedinstead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 705.5

Example 50 Preparation of Compound 50

Compound 50 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example18 except that 1,4-diaza-spiro[5.5]undecane dihydrochloride was usedinstead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 649.5

Example 51 Preparation of Compound 51

Intermediate 1-II was prepared as described in Example 1.

To a suspension of the intermediate 1-II (31.9 g) in toluene (150 mL)were added phosphorazidic acid diphenyl ester (51-I, 32.4 g) and Et₃N(11.9 g) at 25° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was stirred at 80°C. for 3 hours and then cooled to 25° C. After benzyl alcohol (51-II, 20g) was added, the reaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for additional3 hours and then warmed to 120° C. overnight. It was then concentratedand dissolved again in EtOAc and H₂O. The organic layer was collected.The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic layerswere washed with 2.5 N HCl, saturated aqueous NaHCO₃ and brine, driedover anhydrous MgSO₄, filtered, and concentrated. The residue thusobtained was purified by column chromatography on silica gel(EtOAc/Hexane=1:2) to give Intermediate 51-III (35 g) in a 79% yield.

A solution of intermediate 51-III (35 g) treated with 4 N HCl/dioxane(210 mL) in MeOH (350 mL) was stirred at room temperature overnight.After ether (700 mL) was added, the solution was filtered. The solid wasdried under vacuum. K₂CO₃ was added to a suspension of this solid inCH₃CN and iso-propanol at room temperature for 10 minutes. After waterwas added, the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2hours, filtered, dried over anhydrous MgSO₄, and concentrated. Theresultant residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel(using CH₂Cl₂ and MeOH as an eluant) to give intermediate 51-IV (19 g)in a 76% yield.

Intermediate 1-IX (21 g) was added to a solution of intermediate 51-IV(19 g) in CH₂Cl₂ (570 mL). The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2hours. NaBH(OAc)₃ (23 g) was then added at 25° C. overnight. After thesolution was concentrated, a saturated aqueous NaHCO₃ solution was addedto the resultant residue. The mixture was then extracted with CH₂Cl₂.The solution was concentrated and the residue was purified by columnchromatography on silica gel (using EtOAc and MeOH as an eluant) toafford intermediate 51-V (23.9 g) in a 66% yield.

A solution of intermediate 51-V (23.9 g) and Boc₂O (11.4 g) in CH₂Cl₂(200 mL) was added to Et₃N (5.8 mL) at 25° C. for overnight. Thesolution was then concentrated and the resultant residue was purified bycolumn chromatography on silica gel (using EtOAc and Hexane as aneluant) to give intermediate 51-VI (22 g) in a 77% yield. 10% Pd/C (2.2g) was added to a suspension of intermediate 51-VI (22 g) in MeOH (44mL). The mixture was stirred at ambient temperature under hydrogenatmosphere overnight, filtered, and concentrated. The residue thusobtained was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (usingEtOAc and MeOH as an eluant) to afford intermediate 51-VII (16.5 g) in a97% yield.

Intermediate 51-VII (16.5 g) and Et₃N (4.4 mL) in 1-pentanol (75 mL) wasallowed to react with 2,4-dichloro-6-aminopyrimidine (1-VI, 21 g) at120° C. overnight. The solvent was then removed and the residue waspurified by column chromatography on silica gel (using EtOAc and hexaneas an eluant) to afford intermediate 51-VIII (16.2 g) in a 77% yield.

A solution of intermediate 51-VIII (16.2 g) and piperazine (1-XII, 11.7g) in 1-pentanol (32 mL) was added to Et₃N (3.3 mL) at 120° C.overnight. After the solution was concentrated, the residue was treatedwith water and extracted with CH₂Cl₂. The organic layer was collectedand concentrated. The residue thus obtained was purified by columnchromatography on silica gel (using EtOAc/MeOH to 28% NH₄OH/MeOH as aneluant) to afford Intermediate 51-IX (13.2 g) in a 75% yield.

Diethyl vinyl phosphonate (2-I) was treated with 51-IX as described inExample 3 to afford hydrobromide salt of compound 51.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 553.3

Example 52 Preparation of Compound 52

Compound 52 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example4 except that intermediate 51-IX was used instead of intermediate1-XIII.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 581.2

Example 53 Preparation of Compound 53

Compound 53 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example51 except that diethyl-1-bromopropylphosphonate in the presence of K₂CO₃in CH₃CN was used instead of diethyl vinyl phosphonate.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 567.2

Example 54 Preparation of Compound 54

Compound 54 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example51 except that (R)-(−)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 566.7

Example 55 Preparation of Compound 55

Compound 55 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example53 except that (R)-(−)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 580.7

Example 56 Preparation of Compound 56

Compound 56 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example51 except that sodium 2-bromoethanesulfonate in the presence of Et₃N inDMF at 45° C. was used instead of diethyl vinyl phosphonate.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 553.2

Example 57 Preparation of Compound 57

Compound 57 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example51 except that methyl vinyl sulfone in MeOH at 40° C. was used insteadof diethyl vinyl phosphonate. Deportations of amino-protecting group byhydrochloride to afford hydrochloride salt of compound 57.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 551.3

Example 58 Preparation of Compound 58

To a solution of 2-aminoethylaniline (58-1, 2.92 g) in MeOH (300 mL) wasadded 1-IX (4.56 g). The mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 8 h. Then,NaBH₄ (0.68 g) was added at 0° C. for 0.5 hour and concentrated byremoving the solvent. To the resultant residue was added an aqueoussolution of NH₄Cl (10%, 10 mL). The mixture was extracted with CH₂Cl₂,dried (MgSO4), filtered and evaporated. Purified by chromatography onsilica gel (EtOAc/MeOH=1/1) to afford 58-II (4.2 g) in a 63% yield.

A solution of 58-II (4.2 g) and Boc₂O (2.8 g) in CH₂Cl₂ (250 mL) wasadded Et₃N (1.4 mL) at 25° C. for overnight. The solution was thenconcentrated and the resultant residue was purified by chromatography onsilica gel (EtOAc/Hexane=1/5) to give 58-III (4 g) in a 75% yield.

Compound 58-III (4.0 g) in MeOH (20 mL) was hydrogenated at 50 psi atroom temperature in the presence of 10% Pd/C (800 mg) and 5% Rh/C (400mg) for 18 hours. The mixture was then filtered, evaporated, and theresidue was purified by chromatography on silica gel (EtOAc/MeOH aseluant) to afford 58-IV (2.8 g) in a 69% yield.

Compound 58-IV (900 mg) and Et₃N (0.4 mL) in 1-pentanol (5 mL) wasreacted with 2,4-dichloro-6-aminopyrimidine (1-VI, 365 mg) at 120° C.for 24 hours. The solvent was removed and the residue was purified bychromatography on silica gel (EtOAc/Hexane=1/1) to afford 58-V (842 mg)in a 74% yield.

(S)-(−)-2-t-butyl-2-piperazinecarboxamide (58-VI, 274 mg) was added to58-V (300 mg) in 1-pentanol (1 mL) and the mixture was stirred at 120°C. for 18 hours. The solution was concentrated to give the residue whichwas coated with SiO₂ and purified by silica gel (EtOAc/MeOH=7/3) toafford 58-VII (242 mg) in a 65% yield.

To a solution of 58-VII (200 mg) in CH₃CN (20 mL) were added ethylbromoacetate (20-I, 44 mg) and K₂CO₃ (182 mg). The mixture was stirredat 60° C. for 2 hours. The solution was filtered, concentrated andpurification by silica gel (EtOAc and MeOH as eluant) afforded 58-VIII(133 mg) in a 60% yield.

Compound 58-VIII (500 mg) dissolved in THF (10 mL) was added 0.5 M LiOH(10 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 15 hours. Then,it was acidified with 2.5 M HCl (PH=9) and filtered to obtain yellowsolid 58-IX. Purification by silica gel chromatography (EtOAc/MeOH to21% NH₃ (aq)/MeOH as eluant) afforded intermediate 58-IX (324 mg) in a67% yield.

To a solution of 58-IX (200 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (2 mL) was added 20%TFA/CH₂Cl₂ (4 mL). The solution was stirred at room temperature for 2hours. The solvents were removed to afford trifluoracetic acid salt ofcompound 58 (260 mg).

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 615.8

Example 59 Preparation of Compound 59

Compound 59 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example58 except that ethyl 3-bromopropionate was used instead of ethylbromoacetate.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 629.8

Example 60 Preparation of Compound 60

Intermediate 1-V was prepared as described in Example 1.

Benzyl 1-piperazinecarboxylate (60-II, 1.3 g) was dissolved in acetone(10 mL) and NaHCO₃ (0.5 g) in water (10 mL) was added simultaneously tosolution of triazine 60-I (1.1 g) in acetone (24 mL) and water (36 mL)at 0° C. The solution was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours to obtain asolid. Filtration afforded compound 60-III, which was used for the nextstep without purification.

To a solution of compound 60-III (2.0 g) in acetone (20 mL) was addedaq. ammonium hydroxide solution (10 mL) at 25° C. After 15 hours,acetone was removed under reduced pressure and compound 60-IV wasprecipitated, filtered, washed with acetone (10 mL), and dried to give1.9 g of 60-IV in a 91% overall yield.

A solution of intermediate 1-V (1.45 g) and Et₃N (1.6 mL) iniso-propylalcohol (10 mL) was reacted with compound 60-IV (1.9 g) at 60°C. for overnight. The reaction mixture was evaporated under reducedpressure. The residue thus obtained was purified by columnchromatography on silica gel (EtOAc as an eluant) to afford intermediate60-V (2.2 g) in a 70% yield.

A solution of intermediate 60-V (17 g) was treated with 4 N HCl/dioxane(160 mL) in MeOH (180 mL) and stirred at room temperature overnight.After ether was added, the solution was filtered. The solid thusobtained was dried under vacuum. To a solution of the above solid inMeOH was added K₂CO₃ at room temperature. The resultant mixture wasstirred for 1 hour and was filtered. Intermediate 1-IX (7.78 g) wasadded. The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. NaBH₄ (1.0 g) wasthen added at 25° C. The mixture was stirred overnight and thenconcentrated. A saturated aqueous NH₄Cl solution was added. The mixturewas extracted with CH₂Cl₂. The organic layers were collected, dried overanhydrous MgSO₄, and concentrated. The residue was purified by columnchromatography on silica gel (MeOH as an eluant) to afford intermediate60-VII (16 g) in a 74% yield.

A solution of HCl in ether (3 mL) was added to a solution ofintermediate 60-VII (200 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (1.0 mL). The reaction mixturewas stirred for 12 hours at room temperature and concentrated byremoving the solvent. The resultant residue was washed with ether toafford hydrochloride salt of compound 60 (128 mg).

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 594.2

Example 61 Preparation of Compound 61

Intermediate 1-V was prepared as described in Example 1.

A solution of compound 1-V (120 g) and Et₃N (150 g, 3eq) in CH₂Cl₂ (2.6L) was reacted with benzylchloroformate (61-I, 84 g, 1 eq) at −10° C.for 15 hours. TLC showed that the reaction was completed.

Intermediate 61-II (167 g) was treated with 4 N HCl/dioxane (280 mL) inMeOH (1.2 L). The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight.After ether was added, the solution was filtered. The solid thusobtained was dried under vacuum. To a solution of the above solid inMeOH was added K₂CO₃ at room temperature. After stirred for 1 hour, thesolution was filtered and intermediate 1-IX (101.2 g) was added. Themixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. NaBH₄ (12 g) was then addedat 25° C. and the mixture was stirred overnight. The solution was thenconcentrated and a saturated aqueous NH₄Cl solution was added. Themixture was extracted with CH₂Cl₂, dried over anhydrous MgSO₄, filtered,and concentrated. The residue thus obtained was purified by columnchromatography on silica gel (MeOH as an eluant) to afford intermediate61-IV (100 g) in 32% yield.

Et₃N (29.2 mL) was added to a solution of intermediate 61-IV (80 g) andBoc₂O (5 g) in CH₂Cl₂ (200 mL) at 25° C. The solution was stirredovernight and then concentrated. The resultant residue was purified bycolumn chromatography on silica gel (EtOAc as an eluant) to giveintermediate 61-V (80 g) in 84% yield.

Catalytic hydrogenation of 61-V (38 g) with Pd/C (10%, 3.8 g) under H₂(1 atm) in MeOH afforded intermediate 61-VI (29 g).

61-VI (26.1 g) dissolved in THF (200 mL) and N,N-disopropylethylamine(7.8 g) dissolved in THF (200 mL) were added simultaneously to solutionof triazine 60-I (10 g) in THF (200 mL) at 0° C. The solution wasstirred at 25° C. for 2 hours to obtain a solid. Filtration affordedcompound 61-VII, which was used for the next step without purification.

To a solution of compound 61-VII (30 g) in THF (1000 mL) was added aq.ammonium hydroxide solution (50 mL) at 25° C. After 15 hours, THF wasevaporated under reduced pressure and compound 61-VIII was precipitated,filtered, and dried to give 23.9 g of 61-VIII in a 70% overall yield.

To compound 61-VIII (2.0 g) and piperazine (1-XII, 0.83 g) in 1-pentanol(3 mL) was added Et₃N (0.97 g) at 25° C. The mixture was stirred at 120°C. for 8 hours. TLC showed that the reaction was completed. Ethylacetate (480 mL) was added to the reaction mixture at 25° C. Thesolution was stirred for 1 hour. The Et₃NHCl salt was filtered and thesolution was concentrated and purified by silica gel (EtOAc/MeOH=2:8) toafforded 61-IX (1.0 g) in a 46% yield.

A solution of HCl in ether (5 mL) was added to a solution ofintermediate 61-IX (420 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (1.0 mL). The reaction mixture wasstirred for 12 hours at room temperature and concentrated by removingthe solvent. The resultant residue was washed with ether to affordhydrochloride salt of compound 61 (293 mg).

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 460.0

Example 62 Preparation of Compound 62

Intermediate 61-VIII was prepared as described in Example 61.

Diethyl vinylphosphonate (2-I, 213 mg) was added to a solution ofintermediate 61-VIII (570 mg) in MeOH (20 mL). The solution was stirredat 25° C. for 12 hours. The solution was then concentrated and theresidue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel(EA/MeOH=5/1) to afford intermediate 62-I (290 mg) in a 42% yield.

A solution of 20% TFA/CH₂Cl₂ (5 mL) was added to a solution ofintermediate 62-I (430 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (2 mL). The reaction mixture wasstirred for 8 hours at room temperature and concentrated by removing thesolvent. The resultant residue was purified by column chromatography onsilica gel (EA/MeOH=1/1) to afford trifluoracetic acid salt of compound62 (175 mg).

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 642.4

Example 63 Preparation of Compound 63

Intermediate 62-I was prepared as described in Example 62.

A solution of compound 62-I (610 mg) and trimethylsilyl bromide (1.21 g)in CH₂Cl₂ (30 mL) was stirred at 25° C. for 72 hours. The solution wasthen concentrated in vacuum to yield yellow-orange foam. Crystallizationfrom EtOH gave hydrobromide salt of compound 63 (189 mg).

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 568.0

Example 64 Preparation of Compound 64

Compound 64 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example61 except that homopiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 474.4

Example 65 Preparation of Compound 65

Compound 65 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example61 except that (R)-(−)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 474.4

Example 66 Preparation of Compound 66

Compound 66 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example61 except that (S)-(+)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 474.1

Example 67 Preparation of Compound 67

Compound 67 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example61 except that (S)-(−)-2-t-butyl-2-piperazinecarboxamide was usedinstead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 559.5

Example 68 Preparation of Compound 68

Compound 68 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example61 except that 2,6-dimethylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 488.1

Example 69 Preparation of Compound 69

Compound 69 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example61 except that 2-phenylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 536.4

Example 70 Preparation of Compound 70

Compound 70 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example61 except that (1S,4S)-2,5-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane dihydrobromide wasused instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 514.4

Example 71 Preparation of Compound 71

Compound 71 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example61 except that 6,9-diaza-spiro[4.5]decane dihydrochloride was usedinstead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 528.5

Example 72 Preparation of Compound 72

Compound 72 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example61 except that 1-methyl piperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 474.4

Example 73 Preparation of Compound 73

Compound 73 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example61 except that 1-(2-morpholinoethyl)-piperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 573.5

Example 74 Preparation of Compound 74

Compound 74 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example62 except that diethyl-1-bromopropylphosphonate in the presence of K₂CO₃in CH₃CN was used instead of diethyl vinyl phosphonate.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 638.2

Example 75 Preparation of Compound 75

Compound 75 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example63 except that diethyl-1-bromopropylphosphonate in the presence of K₂CO₃in CH₃CN was used instead of diethyl vinyl phosphonate.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 582.0

Example 76 Preparation of Compound 76

Compound 76 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example63 except that N-valeryl chloride in the presence of DIPEA in CH₂Cl₂ wasused instead of diethyl vinyl phosphonate. Deportations ofamino-protecting group by hydrochloride to afford hydrochloride salt ofcompound 76.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 544.4

Example 77 Preparation of Compound 77

Compound 77 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example63 except that ethyl 4-bromobutyrate in the presence of K₂CO₃ in CH₃CNwas used instead of diethyl vinyl phosphonate. Hydrolysis of ether groupby LiOH afforded amino acid compound. Removal of amino-protecting groupby trifluoracetic acid afforded trifluoracetic acid salt of compound 77.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 546.2

Example 78 Preparation of Compound 78

Compound 78 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example63 except that sodium 2-bromoethanesulfonate in the presence of Et₃N inDMF at 45° C. was used instead of diethyl vinyl phosphonate. Removal ofamino-protecting group by hydrochloride afforded hydrochloride salt ofcompound 79.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 568.3

Example 79 Preparation of Compound 79

Compound 79 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example78 except that methyl vinyl sulfone in MeOH at 40° C. was used insteadof diethyl vinyl phosphonate. Deportations of amino-protecting group byhydrochloride to afford hydrochloride salt of compound 79.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 566.2

Example 80 Preparation of Compound 80

Compound 80 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example62 except that homopiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 638.5

Example 81 Preparation of Compound 81

Compound 81 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example63 except that homopiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 582.4

Example 82 Preparation of Compound 82

Compound 82 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example74 except that homopiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 652.5

Example 83 Preparation of Compound 83

Compound 83 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example75 except that homopiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 596.4

Example 84 Preparation of Compound 84

Compound 84 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example62 except that (R)-(−)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 638.3

Example 85 Preparation of Compound 85

Compound 85 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example63 except that (R)-(−)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 582.2

Example 86 Preparation of Compound 86

Compound 86 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example74 except that (R)-(−)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 652.5

Example 87 Preparation of Compound 87

Compound 87 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example75 except that (R)-(−)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 596.2

Example 88 Preparation of Compound 88

Compound 88 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example63 except that (S)-(+)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 582.4

Example 89 Preparation of Compound 89

Compound 89 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example74 except that (S)-(+)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 652.5

Example 90 Preparation of Compound 90

Compound 90 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example75 except that (S)-(+)-2-methylpiperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 596.0

Example 91 Preparation of Compound 91

Compound 91 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example74 except that (S)-(−)-2-t-butyl-2-piperazinecarboxamide was usedinstead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 737.6

Example 92 Preparation of Compound 92

Compound 92 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example75 except that (S)-(−)-2-t-butyl-2-piperazinecarboxamide was usedinstead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 681.5

Example 93 Preparation of Compound 93

Compound 93 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example74 except that 2,6-dimethylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 666.5

Example 94 Preparation of Compound 94

Compound 94 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example75 except that 2,6-dimethylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 610.4

Example 95 Preparation of Compound 95

Compound 95 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example75 except that 2-phenylpiperazine was used instead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 658.4

Example 96 Preparation of Compound 96

Compound 96 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example74 except that 6,9-diaza-spiro[4.5]decane dihydrochloride was usedinstead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 692.5

Example 97 Preparation of Compound 97

Compound 97 prepared in the same manner as that described in Example 75except that 6,9-diaza-spiro[4.5]decane dihydrochloride was used insteadof piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 636.5

Example 98 Preparation of Compound 98

Compound 98 was prepared in the same manner as that described in Example75 except that 1,4-diaza-spiro[5.5]undecane dihydrochloride was usedinstead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 650.5

Example 99 Preparation of Compound 99

A solution of 4-cyanobenzylaldehyde (99-I, 5 g) andN-cyclohexyl-1,3-propane-diamine (99-II, 6 g) in CH₃OH (100 mL) washeated to 60° C. for 6 hours. After cooling to room temperature, NaBH₄(2.5 g) was slowly added to the solution. The mixture was stirred foranother 30 minutes, and was then concentrated, quenched with NH₄Cl (aq),and extracted with CH₂Cl₂. The organic layers were combined, dried withanhydrous MgSO₄, and concentrated to give a residue. The residue waspurified by chromatography on silica gel (EtOAc/Et₃N=4/1) to affordIntermediate 99-III (7.2 g) in a 70% yield.

A solution of Intermediate 99-III (7.2 g) and Boc₂O (17.3 g) in CH₂Cl₂(280 ml) was stirred at 25° C. for 15 hours and then concentrated. Theresultant residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel(EtOAc/Hexane=1/1) to afford Intermediate 99-IV as a yellow oil (10.6 g,yield: 85%).

A solution of Intermediate 99-IV (4.7 g) and NiCl₂ (64 mg) in CH₃OH (100ml) was stirred at 25° C. After cooling to 0° C., NaBH₄ (1.83 g) wasslowly added and the mixture was stirred for another 15 hours. Thesolution was concentrated, quenched with NH₄Cl (aq), and extracted withCH₂Cl₂. The combined organic layer was washed with water, filtered,dried with anhydrous MgSO₄, and concentrated to give a residue. Theresidue was purified by chromatography on silica gel (21%NH₃(aq)/MeOH=1/19) to afford Intermediate 99-V (2.36 g) in a 50% yield.

99-V (3.4 g) dissolved in THF (50 mL) and N,N-disopropylethylamine (0.92g) dissolved in THF (50 mL) were added simultaneously to triazine 60-I(1.3 g) in THF (50 mL) at 0° C. The solution was stirred at 25° C. for 2hours to obtain a solid. Filtration afforded compound 99-VI, which wasused for the next step without purification.

To a solution of compound 99-VI (4.3 g) in THF (100 mL) was added aq.ammonium hydroxide solution (10 mL) at 25° C. After 15 hours, THF wasevaporated under reduced pressure and compound 99-VII was precipitated,filtered, and dried to give 3 g of 99-VII in a 70% overall yield.

To compound 99-VII (500 mg) and piperazine (1-XII, 211 mg) in 1-pentanol(3 mL) was added Et₃N (248 mg) at 25° C. The mixture was stirred at 120°C. for 8 hours. TLC showed that the reaction was completed. Ethylacetate (120 mL) was added to the reaction mixture at 25° C. Thesolution was stirred for 1 hour. The Et₃NHCl salt was filtered and thesolution was concentrated and purified by silica gel (EtOAc/MeOH=2:8) toafforded 99-VIII (460 mg) in a 85% yield.

A solution of HCl in ether (5 mL) was added to a solution ofintermediate 99-VIII (200 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (1.0 mL). The reaction mixturewas stirred for 12 hours at room temperature and concentrated byremoving the solvent. The resultant residue was washed with ether toafford hydrochloride salt of compound 99 (110 mg).

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 454.1

Example 100 Preparation of Compound 100

Compound 100 was prepared in a manner the same as that described inExample 99 except that 1-methyl piperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 468.0

Example 101 Preparation of Compound 101

Cis-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid (101-I, 10 g) in THF (100 ml) wasadded oxalyl chloride (101-II, 15.5 g) at 0° C. and then DMF (fewdrops). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 15 hours. Thesolution was concentrated and the residue was dissolved in THF (100 ml).The mixture solution was added to ammonium hydroxide (80 ml) and stirredfor 1 hour. The solution was concentrated and filtration to afford crudeproduct 101-III (7.7 g).

Compound 101-III (7.7 g) in THF (200 ml) was slowly added to LiAlH₄ (8.6g) in THF (200 ml) solution at 0° C. The mixture solution was stirred at65° C. for 15 hours. NaSO₄.10H₂O was added at room temperature andstirred for 1 hours. The resultant mixture was filtered to get filtrateand concentrated. The residue was dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (100 ml). Et₃N (27g) and (Boc)₂O (10 g) were added at room temperature. The solution wasstirred for 15 h, and then concentrated to get resultant residue. Etherwas added to the resultant residue. Filtration and drying under vacuumafforded solid crude product 101-IV (8.8 g).

A solution of compound 101-IV (1.1 g) and Et₃N (1.7 g) in 1-pentanol (10ml) was reacted with 2,4-dichloro-6-aminopyrimidine (1-VI, 910 mg) at90° C. for 15 hours. TLC showed that the reaction was completed. Ethylacetate (10 mL) was added to the reaction mixture at 25° C. The solutionwas stirred for 1 hour. The Et₃NHCl salt was removed. The filtrate wasconcentrated and purified by silica gel (EtOAc/Hex=1:2) to afford thedesired product 101-V (1.1 g, 65% yield).

A solution of intermediate 101-V (1.1 g) was treated with 4 NHCl/dioxane (10 ml) in MeOH (10 ml) and stirred at 25° C. for 15 hours.TLC showed that the reaction was completed. The mixture wasconcentrated, filtered, and dried under vacuum (<10 torr). Forneutralization, K₂CO₃ (3.2 g) was added to the solution of HCl salt inMeOH (20 ml) at 25° C. The mixture was stirred at the same temperaturefor 3 hours (pH>12) and filtered. Aldehyde 1-IX (759 mg) was added tothe filtrate at 0-10° C. The reaction was stirred at 0-10° C. for 3hours. TLC showed that the reaction was completed. Then, NaBH₄ (112 mg)was added at less than 10° C. and the solution was stirred at 10-15° C.for 1 hour. The solution was concentrated to get a residue, which wasthen treated with CH₂Cl₂ (10 mL). The mixture was washed with saturatedNH₄Cl (aq) solution. The CH₂Cl₂ layer was concentrated and the residuewas purified by chromatography on silica gel (MeOH/28% NH₄OH=97/3) toafford intermediate 101-VI (1.0 g, 66% yield).

Et₃N (600 mg) and Boc₂O (428 mg) were added to the solution of 101-VI(1.0 g) in CH₂Cl₂ (10 ml) at 25° C. The mixture was stirred at 25° C.for 15 hours. TLC showed that the reaction was completed. The solutionwas concentrated and purified by chromatography on silica gel(EtOAc/Hex=1:1) to afford intermediate 101-VII (720 mg, 60% yield).

To a solution compound 101-VII (720 mg) and piperazine (1-XII, 1.22 g)in 1-pentanol (10 mL) was added Et₃N (1.43 g) at 25° C. The mixture wasstirred at 120° C. for 24 hours. TLC showed that the reaction wascompleted. Ethyl acetate (20 mL) was added at 25° C. The solution wasstirred for 1 hour. The Et₃NHCl salt was removed and the solution wasconcentrated and purified by silica gel (EtOAc/MeOH=2:8) to afford101-VIII (537 mg) in 69% yield.

To a solution of 101-VIII (537 mg) in MeOH (11 ml) was added diethylvinyl phosphonate (2-I, 201 mg) at 25° C. The mixture was stirred under65° C. for 24 hours. TLC and HPLC showed that the reaction wascompleted. The solution was concentrated and purified by silica gel(MeOH/CH₂Cl₂=1:9) to get 101-IX (380 mg) in a 57% yield.

To a solution of 101-IX (210 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (5 ml) was added TMSBr (312mg) at 10-15° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 15hours. The solution was concentrated to remove TMSBr and solvent undervacuum at 40° C., then, CH₂Cl₂ was added to dissolve the residue. ThenTMSBr and solvent were further removed under vacuum and CH₂Cl₂ was addedfor four times repeatedly. The solution was concentrated to gethydrobromide salt of compound 101 (190 mg).

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Example 102 Preparation of Compound 102

Intermediate 61-II was prepared as described in Example 61.

To intermediate 61-II (1.0 g) and DL-10-camphorsulfonic acid (150 mg) inCH₂Cl₂ (10 ml) was added acrolein (102-I, 446 mg) at 0° C. The reactionwas stirred at 25° C. for 15 hours. The solution was concentrated andpurified by chromatography on silica gel (EtOAc/Hex=1:1) to giveintermediate 102-II (180 mg) in a 16% yield.

Intermediate 102-II (1.13 g) and piperidine (102-III, 222 mg) weredissolved in MeOH (10 mL). The mixture was stirred in 0° C. for 3 hours.NaBH₄ (119 mg) was added under 0° C. and the solution was stirred 1hour. The solution was concentrated and CH₂Cl₂ was added. The mixturewas washed with solution of saturated NH₄Cl (aq) solution. The CH₂Cl₂layer was concentrated and the residue was purified by chromatography onsilica gel (EtOAc/Hex=1:1) to give intermediate 102-IV (737 mg) in a 56%yield.

102-IV (737 mg) and Pd/C (10%, 20 mg) in MeOH (10 ml) was stirred underH₂ (1 atm) for 18 hours. Filtration through a celite column and removalof MeOH afforded intermediate 102-V (580 mg).

A solution of compound 102-V (580 mg) and Et₃N (480 mg) in 1-pentanol(10 ml) was reacted with 2,4-dichloro-6-aminopyrimidine (1-VI, 258 mg)at 120° C. for 15 hours. The solution was concentrated and purified bychromatography on silica gel (EtOAc/Hex=1:2) to give intermediate 102-VI(420 mg) in 54% yield.

Compound 102-VI (50 mg) in N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine (102-VII, 1 ml)was stirred at 120° C. for 15 hours. To the mixture was added CH₂Cl₂ (10ml) at 25° C. The solution was washed with water. After removed ofCl₂CH₂, the residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel(Cl₂CH₂/MeOH=9:1) to give intermediate 102-VIII (15 mg) in a 25% yield.

A solution of HCl in 1,4-dioxane (4N, 2 mL) was added to a solution ofintermediate 102-VIII (15 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (5.0 mL). The reaction mixturewas stirred for 4 hours at room temperature and concentrated by removingthe solvent. The resultant residue was washed with ether to affordhydrochloride salt of compound 102 (11 mg).

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 489.3

Example 103 Preparation of Compound 103

Compound 103 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 102 except that 1-(2-morpholinoethyl)-piperazine was usedinstead of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 558.5

Example 104 Preparation of Compound 104

Compound 104 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 102 except that 1-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl)piperazine was usedinstead of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine.

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Example 105 Preparation of Compound 105

Intermediate 102-II was prepared as described in Example 102.

102-II (1000 mg) and exo-2-aminonorbornane (105-I, 257 mg) in MeOH (10mL) was stirred at 0° C. for 3 hours. NaBH₄ (87.5 mg) was then added at0° C. during a period of 1 hour. The solution was concentrated, quenchedwith NH₄Cl (aq), and extracted with CH₂Cl₂. The organic layers werecombined, dried with anhydrous MgSO₄, and concentrated to give aresidue, which was purified by chromatography on silica gel (MeOH/28%NH₄OH=97/3) to afford intermediate 105-II (1000 mg, 82% yield).

A solution of intermediate 105-II (1000 mg), Et₃N (210 mg) and Boc₂O(455 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (10 mL) was stirred at 25° C. for 15 hours. Thesolution was concentrated and purified by chromatography on silica gel(EtOAcA/Hexane=1/1) to afford intermediate 105-III (907 mg, 76% yield).

A solution of intermediate 105-III (907 mg) and Pd/C (20 mg) in MeOH (10mL) was stirred under H₂ (balloon) at 25° C. for 18 hours. The filtratewas got by filtration through a celite column and removed MeOH to affordintermediate 105-IV (740 mg).

Et₃N (454 mg) was added to a solution of intermediate 105-IV (740 mg)and 2,4-dichloro-6-aminopyrimidine (1-VI, 246 mg) in 1-pentanol (10 mL).The reaction mixture was stirred at 120° C. for 15 hours andconcentrated under vacuum. The resultant residue was purified bychromatography on silica gel (EtOAc/Hexane=1/2) to afford intermediate105-V (420 mg, 45% yield).

A solution of intermediate 105-V (50 mg) in N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine(1 mL) was stirred at 120° C. for 15 hours. The reaction was cooled to25° C. and diluted with Cl₂CH₂ (10 mL). The reaction solution was washedwith water, dried with anhydrous MgSO₄, and concentrated. The residuewas purified by chromatography on silica gel (Cl₂CH₂/MeOH=9/1) to affordintermediate 105-VI (10 mg, 17% yield).

A solution of 4 N HCl in 1,4-dioxane (2 mL) was added to a solution ofintermediate 105-VI (10 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (5 mL). The reaction mixture wasstirred for 4 hours at room temperature and concentrated by removing thesolvent. The resultant residue was washed with ether to affordhydrochloride salt of compound 105 (8 mg).

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 515.4

Example 106 Preparation of Compound 106

Compound 106 was prepared in a manner the same as that described inExample 105 except that 1-(2-morpholinoethyl)-piperazine was usedinstead of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 584.5

Example 107 Preparation of Compound 107

Compound 107 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 105 except that 1-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl)piperazine was usedinstead of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 559.5

Example 108 Preparation of Compound 108

Compound 108 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 105 except that piperazine was used instead ofN-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine.

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Example 109 Preparation of Compound 109

Compound 109 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 105 except that 1-(2-ethoxyethyl)piperazine was used instead ofN-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 543.1

Example 110 Preparation of Compound 110

Intermediate 1-XIII was prepared as described in Example 1.

To a solution of vinylphosphonic acid (110-I, 550 mg) in dry CH₂Cl₂ (17mL) was slowly added oxalyl chloride (3.9 g) and DMF (0.4 mL) at 0° C.The mixture was refluxed for 3 hours, and concentrated to givequantitatively the corresponding phosphochloridate. Thephosphochloridate was added to a mixture of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol(110-II, 530 mg), dry CH₂Cl₂ (17 mL), and Et₃N (3.1 g) at −70° C. Themixture was slowly warmed to room temperature and stirred at for 15hours. It was then washed with water. The organic layer was dried(MgSO₄), filtered, and evaporated. The residue was purified by columnchromatography on silica gel (EtOAc/MeOH=9:1) to afford 110-III (65 mg,7% yield) as brown oil.

Compound 110-III (65 mg) was added to a solution of intermediate 1-XIII(202 mg) in MeOH (4 mL). The solution was stirred at 65° C. for 24hours. The solution was concentrated and the residue was purified bycolumn chromatography on silica gel (CH₂Cl₂/MeOH=9:1) to affordintermediate 110-IV (147 mg) in a 48% yield.

A solution of 20% TFA/CH₂Cl₂ (3 mL) was added to a solution ofintermediate 110-IV (147 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (2.0 mL). The reaction mixturewas stirred for 12 hours at room temperature and concentrated to affordtrifluoracetic acid salt of compound 110 (267 mg).

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 635.4

Example 111 Preparation of Compound 111

Compound 111 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 110 except that 2-aminobenzyl alcohol was used instead of2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 654.4

Example 112 Preparation of Compound 112

Intermediate 1-V was prepared as described in Example 1.

A solution of compound 60-II (27 g) and Et₃N (37 g, 3 eq) in 1-pentanol(80 mL) was reacted with 2,4-dichloro-6-aminopyrimidine (1-VI, 20 g, 1eq) at 90° C. for 15 hours. TLC showed that the reaction was completed.Ethyl acetate (55 mL) was added at 25° C. The solution was stirred for 1hour. After Et₃NHCl salt was removed, the filtrate was concentrated to23 mL (⅙ of original volume) at 50° C. Then, diethyl ether (70 mL) wasadded to the concentrated solution to afford the desired intermediate112-I (25 g, 60% yield) after filtration at 25° C.

A solution of intermediate 1-V (500 mg, 1.2 eq) andN,N′-diisopropylethyl amine (DIPEA, 446 mg, 2 eq) and KI (29 mg, 0.1 eq)in 1-pentanol (1.8 mL) was reacted with compound 112-I (600 mg) at 140°C. for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue thus obtained was purified by columnchromatography on silica gel (MeOH/CH₂Cl₂=5/95) to afford intermediate112-II (645 mg) in a 67% yield.

Intermediate 112-II (645 mg) was treated with 4 N HCl/dioxane (1.7 mL)in MeOH (6.5 mL). The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight.After ether was added, the solution was filtered. The HCl salt of112-III thus obtained was dried under vacuum. To a solution of HCl saltof 112-III in MeOH (15 mL) was added K₂CO₃ (1.3 g) at room temperatureand stirred for 3 hours (pH>12). The mixture was filtered. Aldehyde 1-IX(300 mg, 1.0 eq based on mole of 112-II) was added to the filtrate of112-III at 0-10° C. The reaction was stirred at 0-10° C. for 3 hours.TLC showed that the reaction was completed. Then, NaBH₄ (70 mg, 1.5 eqbased on mole of 112-II) was added at <10° C. The solution was stirredat 10-15° C. for 1 hour and concentrated to provide a residue, which wasthen treated with CH₂Cl₂ (30 mL). The mixture was washed with saturatedNH₄Cl (aq) solution (15 mL). The CH₂Cl₂ layer was dried over anhydrousMgSO₄ and concentrated. The residue was purified by chromatography onsilica gel (short column, EtOAc as mobile phase for removing othercomponents; MeOH/28% NH₄OH=97/3 as mobile phase for collecting 112-IV)to afford intermediate 112-IV (214 mg) in 30% yield.

A solution of HCl in ether (4 mL) was added to a solution ofintermediate 112-IV (200 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (1.0 mL). The reaction mixturewas stirred for 12 hours at room temperature and concentrated. Theresultant residue was washed with ether to afford hydrochloride salt ofcompound 112 (120 mg).

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Example 113 Preparation of Compound 113

Intermediate 112-IV was prepared as described in Example 112.

Et₃N (65 μL) was added to a solution of intermediate 112-IV (214 mg) andBoc₂O (81 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (10 mL) at 25° C. The solution was stirredovernight and then concentrated. The resultant residue was purified bycolumn chromatography on silica gel (EtOAc as an eluant) to giveintermediate 113-I (196 mg) in a 80% yield.

113-I (150 mg) and Pd/C (10%, 20 mg) in MeOH was stirred under H₂(balloon) at 25° C. for 18 hours. The mixture was passed through acelite column. Removal of MeOH afforded intermediate 113-II (112 mg) ina 90% yield.

A solution of HCl in ether (2 mL) was added to a solution ofintermediate 113-II (100 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (1.0 mL). The reaction wasstirred for 12 hours at room temperature and concentrated. The resultantresidue was washed with ether to afford hydrochloride salt of compound113 (93 mg).

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Example 114 Preparation of Compound 114

Intermediate 1-VII was prepared as described in Example 1.

A solution of compound cyclohexylmethanamine (114-I, 3.0 g) and Boc₂O(7.7 g) in CH₂Cl₂ (30 mL) was added to Et₃N (5.0 mL) at 25° C. for 15hours. The solution was then concentrated and the resultant residue waspurified by column chromatography on silica gel (using EtOAc and Hexaneas an eluant) to give intermediate 114-II (6.5 g) in a 49% yield.

To intermediate 114-I (3.0 g) and DL-10-camphorsulfonic acid (450 mg) inCH₂Cl₂ (30 ml) was added acrolein (102-I, 2.72 g) at 0° C. The reactionwas stirred at 25° C. for 15 hours. The solution was concentrated andpurified by chromatography on silica gel (EtOAc/Hex=4:1) to giveintermediate 114-III (2.4 g) in a 63% yield.

A solution of intermediate 1-VII (1.0 g) was treated with 4 NHCl/dioxane (5 mL) in MeOH (20 mL) and stirred at 25° C. for 15 hours.TLC showed that the reaction was completed. The mixture was concentratedand HCl salt of 1-VIII was formed, filtered, and dried under vacuum (<10torr). For neutralization, K₂CO₃ (1.5 g) was added to the solution ofHCl salt of 1-VIII in MeOH (20 mL) at 25° C. The mixture was stirred atthe same temperature for 3 hours (pH>12) and filtered.

Aldehyde 114-III (728 mg) was added to the filtrate at 0-10° C. Themixture was stirred at 0-10° C. for 3 hours. TLC showed that thereaction was completed. Then, NaBH₄ (103 mg) was added at less than 10°C. and the solution was stirred at 10-15° C. for 1 h. The solution wasconcentrated to provide a residue, which was then treated with CH₂Cl₂(10 mL). The mixture was washed with saturated aq. NH₄Cl solution. TheCH₂Cl₂ layer was concentrated and the residue was purified bychromatography on silica gel (short column, EtOAc as mobile phase forremoving other components; MeOH/28% NH₄OH=97/3 as mobile phase forcollecting 114-IV) to afford crude 114-IV (870 mg).

Et₃N (820 mg) and Boc₂O (470 mg) were added to the solution of 114-IV(870 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (10 mL) at 25° C. The mixture was stirred at 25° C.for 15 hours. TLC showed that the reaction was completed. The solutionwas concentrated and purified by chromatography on silica gel(EtOAc/Hex=1:1) to give intermediate 114-V (940 g) in a 91% yield.

To compound 114-V (200 mg) and piperazine (1-XII, 116 mg) in 1-pentanol(2 mL) was added Et₃N (194 mg) at 25° C. The mixture was stirred at 120°C. for 8 hours. TLC showed that the reaction was completed. The solutionwas concentrated and purified by chromatography on silica gel(EtOAc/MeOH=3:7) to give intermediate 114-VI (120 mg) in a 56% yield.

A solution of intermediate 114-VI (120 mg) was treated with 4 NHCl/dioxane (5 mL) in CH₂Cl₂ (10 mL) and stirred at 25° C. for 15 hours.The mixture was concentrated to give hydrochloride salt of compound 114(60 mg).

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Example 115 Preparation of Compound 115

Compound 115 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 114 except that N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

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Example 116 Preparation of Compound 116

Compound 116 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 114 except that 1-(2-ethoxyethyl)piperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

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Example 117 Preparation of Compound 117

Compound 117 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 114 except that 1-(2-morpholinoethyl)-piperazine was usedinstead of piperazine.

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Example 118 Preparation of Compound 118

Compound 118 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 114 except that 2-aminoindan was used instead ofcyclohexyl-methanamine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 493.4

Example 119 Preparation of Compound 119

Compound 119 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 114 except that 2-aminoindan was used instead ofcyclohexyl-methanamine.

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Example 120 Preparation of Compound 120

Compound 120 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 116 except that 2-aminoindan was used instead ofcyclohexyl-methanamine.

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Example 121 Preparation of Compound 121

Compound 121 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 117 except that 2-aminoindan was used instead ofcyclohexyl-methanamine.

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Example 122 Preparation of Compound 122

Compound 122 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 115 except that aniline was used instead ofcyclohexyl-methanamine.

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Example 123 Preparation of Compound 123

Compound 123 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 114 except that benzylamine was used instead ofcyclohexyl-methanamine.

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Example 124 Preparation of Compound 124

Compound 124 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 123 except that N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

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Example 125 Preparation of Compound 125

Compound 125 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 123 except that 1-(2-ethoxyethyl)piperazine was used instead ofpiperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 539.0

Example 126 Preparation of Compound 126

Compound 126 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 123 except that 1-(2-morpholinoethyl)-piperazine was usedinstead of piperazine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 580.1

Example 127 Preparation of Compound 127

Compound 127 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 114 except that cyclopentylamine was used instead ofcyclohexylmethanamine.

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Example 128 Preparation of Compound 128

Compound 128 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 115 except that cyclopentylamine was used instead ofcyclohexylmethanamine.

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Example 129 Preparation of Compound 129

Compound 129 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 116 except that cyclopentylamine was used instead ofcyclohexylmethanamine.

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Example 130 Preparation of Compound 130

Compound 130 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 117 except that cyclopentylamine was used instead ofcyclohexylmethanamine.

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Example 131 Preparation of Compound 131

Compound 131 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 128 except that 1-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl)piperazine was usedinstead of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine.

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Example 132 Preparation of Compound 132

Compound 132 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 102 except that pyrrolidine was used instead of piperidine.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 475.4

Example 133 Preparation of Compound 133

Compound 133 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 114 except that iso-propylamine was used instead ofcyclohexylmethanamine.

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Example 134 Preparation of Compound 134

Compound 134 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 115 except that iso-propylamine was used instead ofcyclohexylmethanamine.

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Example 135 Preparation of Compound 135

Compound 135 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 116 except that iso-propylamine was used instead ofcyclohexylmethanamine.

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Example 136 Preparation of Compound 136

Compound 136 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 117 except that iso-propylamine was used instead ofcyclohexylmethanamine.

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Example 137 Preparation of Compound 137

Compound 137 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 115 except that thiophene-2-methylamine was used instead ofcyclohexylmethanamine.

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Example 138 Preparation of Compound 138

Compound 138 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 116 except that thiophene-2-methylamine was used instead ofcyclohexylmethanamine.

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Example 139 Preparation of Compound 139

Compound 139 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 117 except that thiophene-2-methylamine was used instead ofcyclohexylmethanamine.

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Example 140 Preparation of Compound 140

Compound 140 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 137 except that 1-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl)piperazine was usedinstead of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine.

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Example 141 Preparation of Compound 141

Intermediate 105-V was prepared as described in Example 105.

To compound 105-V (1.7 g) and piperazine (1-XII, 1.4 g, 6 eq) in1-pentanol (30 mL) was added Et₃N (1.66 g, 6.0 eq) at 25° C. The mixturewas stirred at 120° C. for 15 hours. The solution was concentrated andpurified by silica gel (EtOAc/MeOH=8:2) to afford 141-I (1.5 g) in a 82%yield.

To a solution of 141-I (1.5 g) in MeOH (30 mL) was added diethyl vinylphosphonate (2-I, 0.556 g, 1.5 eq) at 25° C. The mixture was stirredunder 65° C. for 24 hours. TLC and HPLC showed that the reaction wascompleted. The solution was concentrated and purified by silica gel(MeOH/CH₂Cl₂=8/92) to get 1.1 g of 141-II in a 59% yield.

TFA (0.2 mL) was added to a solution of intermediate 141-II (100 mg) inCH₂Cl₂ (0.8 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 15 hours at roomtemperature and concentrated by removing the solvent to affordtrifluoracetic acid salt of compound 141 (40 mg).

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 635.4

Example 142 Preparation of Compound 142

Intermediate 141-II was prepared as described in Example 141.

To a solution of 142-II (1.0 g) in CH₂Cl₂ (5 mL) was added TMSBr (1.46g, 8 eq) at 10-15° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for15 hours. The solution was concentrated to remove TMSBr and the solventunder vacuum at 40° C. CH₂Cl₂ was added to the mixture to dissolve theresidue. TMSBr and the solvent were removed under vacuum again to obtaina crude solid, which was washed with IPA/MeOH (9/1) to afford compound142 after filtration and drying at 25° C. under vacuum (<1 torr) for 3hours. Crystallization in EtOH gave hydrobromide salt of compound 142(530 mg).

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 579.4

Example 143 Preparation of Compound 143

Compound 143 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 141 except that cyclohexylmethanamine was used instead ofexo-2-aminonorborane.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 637.5

Example 144 Preparation of Compound 144

Compound 144 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 142 except that cyclohexylmethanamine was used instead ofexo-2-aminonorborane.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 581.4

Example 145 Preparation of Compound 145-I

Compound 1-I (2.11 g, 1.1 eq) and K₂CO₃ (8.5 g, 5 eq) were dissolved inCH₃CN/H₂O (1:2, 30 mL), and tetra-butyl ammonium iodide was added as acatalyst. The mixture was reacted with 2,4-dichloro-6-aminopyrimidine(1-VI, 2 g, 1 eq.) at 90° C. for 15 hours. The reaction was completed asevidenced TLC. The mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure toremove the organic solvent, and the aqueous layer was acidified withconcentrated hydrochloric acid (pH=4˜5) and then filtered. The resultantsolid was collected, washed three times with water (15 mL), and driedunder vacuum to give compound 145-I (2.8 g) as a white solid in 80%yield.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 285.1

Example 146 Preparation of Compound 145-V

The compound 1-carbamoyl-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (145-II, 5 g, 1eq), O-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′-tetra-methyluroniumhexa-fluorophosphate (HATU, 22.85 g, 1.6 eq), and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole(HOBt, 8.12 g, 1.6 eq) were suspended in CH₂Cl₂ (150 mL) at an ice-waterbath. N-methylmorpholine (NMM, 16.5 mL, 4 eq) and cyclohexyl amine(145-III, 5.2 mL, 1.2 eq) were added into the solution at 0˜10° C. withstirring. After the addition was completed, the reaction mixture wasfurther stirred at room temperature for 15 hours. The reaction wascompleted as evidenced by TLC.

The mixture was poured into a saturated aqueous NH₄Cl (100 mL) solution.After separation, the organic layer was successively washed with brineand saturated aqueous NaHCO₃ (100 mL each), dried over anhydrous MgSO₄,filtered, and concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gelcolumn chromatography (EtOAc/Hexane=4:1) to afford compound 145-IV (6.3g) as an orange oil in 80% yield.

Under nitrogen, LiAlH₄ (4.8 g, 4 eq) was added in small portions to asolution of 145-IV (6.3 g) in anhydrous THF (150 mL), while thetemperature was kept between 0° C. and 10° C. The mixture was stirred atroom temperature for 1 hour and then heated with reflux for another 4hours. The mixture was cooled and quenched with saturated aqueous NH₄Cl(15 mL) solution at 0° C. It was allowed to warm up to room temperatureand stirred for 1 hour. The mixture was filtered through a pad ofcelite, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to giveproduct 145-V (4.4 g) as a yellow oil in 80% yield.

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Example 147 Preparation of Compound 145

The compound 145-I (3.95 g, 1 eq), HATU (8.44 g, 1.6 eq), and HOBt (3.0g, 1.6 eq) were suspended in CH₂Cl₂ (55 mL) at an ice-water bath. NMM(6.1 mL, 4 eq) and N-(1-(aminomethyl)cyclopropyl)cyclohexanamine (145-V,3.1 g, 1.2 eq) were added at 0˜10° C. with stirring. After the additionwas completed, the reaction mixture was further stirred at roomtemperature for 15 hours. The reaction was completed as evidenced byTLC.

The mixture was poured into a saturated aqueous NH₄Cl (50 mL). Afterseparation, the organic layer was successively washed with brine andsaturated aqueous NaHCO₃ (50 mL each), dried over anhydrous MgSO₄,filtered, and concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gelcolumn chromatography (EtOAc/MeOH=7:3) to afford compound 145-VI (1.5 g)as a yellow oil in 30% yield.

Under nitrogen, LiAlH₄ (267 mg, 2 eq) was added in small portions to asolution of 145-VI (1.5 g) in anhydrous THF (20 mL), while thetemperature was kept between 0° C. and 10° C. The mixture was stirred atroom temperature for 1 hour and then heated with reflux for another 4hours. It was cooled and quenched with saturated aqueous NH₄Cl (1 mL)solution at 0° C. It was then allowed to warm up to room temperature andstirred for 1 hour. The mixture was filtered through a pad of celite,and then Et₃N (1.0 g, 3 eq) and (Boc)₂O (1.8 g, 2.5 eq) were added tothe filtrate at 25° C. After stirred at 25° C. for 15 hours, thesolution was concentrated and purified by silica gel columnchromatography (EtOAc/Hexane=4:1) to afford compound 145-VII (940 mg) asa yellow oil in 69% yield.

To compound 145-VII (940 mg) and piperazine (1-XII, 382 mg, 3 eq) in1-pentanol (3 mL) was added Et₃N (450 mg, 3 eq) at 25° C. The mixturewas stirred at 120° C. for 8 hours at which time the reaction wascompleted as evidenced by TLC. Ethyl acetate (5 mL) was added to thereaction mixture at 25° C. The solution was stirred for 1 hour and,after removal of the Et₃NHCl salt by filtration, concentrated andpurified by silica gel (EtOAc/MeOH=7:3) to afford 145-VIII (570 mg) in56% yield.

A solution of intermediate 145-VIII (100 mg) was treated with 4 NHCl/dioxane (2 mL) in CH₂Cl₂ (1 mL) and stirred at 25° C. for 15 hours.The reaction was completed as evidenced by TLC. The mixture wasconcentrated to give hydrochloride salt of compound 145 (55 mg).

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Example 148 Preparation of Compound 146

Intermediate 145-VIII was obtained during the preparation of compound145.

To a solution of 145-VIII (520 mg) in MeOH (8 mL) was added diethylvinyl phosphonate (2-I, 187 mg, 1.5 eq) at 25° C. The mixture wasstirred at 65° C. for 24 hours. The reaction was completed as evidencedby TLC. The solution was concentrated and purified by silica gel(MeOH/CH₂Cl₂=8/92) to afford compound 146-I (317 mg) as a pale yellowfoamy solid in 50% yield.

A solution of 20% TFA/CH₂Cl₂ (2 mL) was added to a solution ofintermediate 146-I (100 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (1 mL). The reaction mixture wasstirred for 15 hours at room temperature and concentrated by removingthe solvent to afford trifluoracetic acid salt of compound 146 (80 mg).

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Example 149 Preparation of Compound 147

Intermediate 146-I was obtained during the preparation of compound 146.

To a solution of 146-I (200 mg) in CH₂Cl₂ (1 mL) was added TMSBr (0.3mL, 8 eq) at 10˜15° C. for 1 hour. The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for15 hours and then concentrated to remove TMSBr and the solvent undervacuum at 40° C. CH₂Cl₂ was added to dissolve the residue. The mixturewas vacuumed again to obtain hydrobromide salt of compound 147 (150 mg).

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Example 150 Preparation of Compound 148

Compound 148 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 112 except that 1-(2-morpholinoethyl)-piperazine was usedinstead of compound 60-II.

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Example 151 Preparation of Compound 149

Compound 149 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 112 except that N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine was used instead ofcompound 60-II.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 503.4

Example 152 Preparation of Compound 150

Compound 150 was prepared in the same manner as that described inExample 112 except that 1-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl)piperazine was usedinstead of compound 60-II.

CI-MS (M⁺+1): 547.4

Example 153 GTP-Binding Assay

Compounds 1-150 were tested for their efficacy in binding to the CXCR4receptor using a DELFIA GTP-binding kit (Wallac Oy, Turku, Finland). TheDELFIA GTP-binding assay is a time-resolved fluorometric assay based onGDP-GTP exchange on G-protein subunits followed by activation of a Gprotein-coupled receptor by its agonist. Eu-GTP, a non-hydrolysableanalogue of GTP, is used to monitor agonist-dependent activation ofG-protein. Note that stimulation of CXCR4 receptor by SDF-1 leads toreplacement of GDP by GTP on the α-subunit of G-protein. The resultantGTP-Gα complex represents the activated form of G-protein. See Peltonenet al., Eur. J. Pharmacol. (1998) 355:275.

Plasma membrane derived from CXCR4-expressing HEK293 cells was suspendedin an assay buffer (50 mM NaCl, 100 mg/mL saponin, 3 mM MgCl₂, 3 mM GDP,5% BSA, 50 mM HEPES, pH 7.4). An aliquot (4 μg protein) was added toeach well of an AcroPlate (Pall Life Sciences, Ann Arbor, Mich.). Afteraddition of test compounds (10 mM in 0.1% DMSO) and SDF-1 (4 nM in theassay buffer), the assay plate was incubated in the dark at roomtemperature with slow shaking for 10 minutes. Eu-GTP, obtained fromWallac Oy Eu-GTP, was added to each well. The plate was incubated againfor 60 minutes and then washed twice with a wash solution provided inthe assay kit to terminate the assay. Binding of Eu-GTP was determinedbased on the fluorescence signal detected by a Victor 2 multi-labelreader.

Unexpectedly, 28 test compounds showed IC₅₀ (concentration required toinhibit SDF-1 stimulated GTP-Gα binding by 50%) at 20 nM, 83 testcompounds showed IC₅₀ between at nM, 37 test compounds showed IC₅₀ at100-1000 nM.

Example 154 Radioligand Binding Assay

Binding competition between each of 114 test compounds and human SDF-1was determined using glass fiber filter plates (Millipore, Billerica,Mass.) as follows:

The glass fiber filter plates were pre-coated with 90 μl of 0.2%polyethyleneimine for 30 minutes and rinsed with 100 μl of distilledwater for four times to reduce non-specific binding. Membranes of humanCXCR4-transfected HEK293 cells (5-10 μg protein/well) in 70 μl of assaybuffer (50 mM HEPES, pH 7.4, 0.5% bovine serum albumin, 90 mM NaCl, 5 mMMgCl₂, 1 mM CaCl₂) were incubated with 20 μl of a test compound and 10μl of [¹²⁵I]-SDF-1 (final concentration 150 pM) in U-bottom assay plates(Corning, Corning, N.Y.). After 120 minutes at room temperature, theincubation was terminated by transferring the reaction mixture to glassfiber plate wells (80 μl/well) and filtered by vacuum filtration(MultiScreen Vacuum Maniford, Millipore). The plate was washed 4 timeswith 80 μl/well of wash buffer (20 mM HEPES, pH 7.4 and 90 mM NaCl) andthen air dried overnight. After 35 μl of a Supermix cocktail was addedto each well of plate, the radioactivity retained on the plate wascounted with Trilux MicroBeta (PerkinElmer, Boston, Mass.).

50 test compounds showed IC₅₀ (concentration required to inhibit bindingof [¹²⁵I]-SDF-1 to the receptor by 50%) at less than 20 nM, 43 testcompounds showed IC₅₀ at 20-100 nM, and 21 test compounds showed IC₅₀ at100-1000 nM.

Example 155 Stem Cell Mobilization

The efficacy of five compounds in enhancing stem cell mobilization wastested as follows:

Each compound was dissolved in saline. The solutions were eachadministered to BALB/c mice intravenously at 4 ml/kg. Whole blood wascollected 1, 2, 3, 6, 18, and 24 hours after intravenous injection bycardiac puncture. Mice receiving saline were used as control. Bloodsamples of the same group (N=3 in each group) were pooled and totalleukocyte numbers were counted using trypan blue exclusion.Hematopoietic stem cells (CD34⁺) and endothelial progenitor cells(CD133⁺) were measured using antibody surface staining and flowcytometry (Beckman Coulter, Miami, Fla.). Statistical significance wasdetermined using a one-way ANOVA. Differences were consideredsignificant if P values were <0.05.

The results indicated that all of the test compounds enhancedmobilization of CD34⁺ hematopoietic stem cells and CD133⁺ endothelialprogenitor cells into peripheral blood in a dose-dependent manner.Within 1-3 hours after a single injection, the compounds increasedcirculating CD34⁺ cells up to 6.2-14.5 folds and CD133⁺ cells up to5.2-10.7 folds.

Example 156 Synergistic Effect in Mobilization of Stem Cells andEndothelial Progenitor Cells

The efficacy of G-CSF alone and a combination of G-CSF and a testcompound in mobilizing stem cells and endothelial progenitor cells wasalso tested in a manner similar to that described in Example 155. Theresults indicate that the combination exerted synergistic effect inenhancing CD34⁺ and CD 133⁺ mobilization. Circulating CD34⁺ wasincreased to up to about 18.5 folds and circulating CD133⁺ up to about64.2 folds.

Example 157 Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy (Diabetic Retinopathy Model)

Newborn rats were placed under air containing 50% oxygen and aircontaining 10% oxygen alternately in a cycle of 24 hours from birththrough 14 days to induce robust retinal angiogenesis. These rats wereused as a diabete retinopathy model.

A test compound was dissolved in water. The solutions at theconcentrations of 0.1-10 μM were administered to the rats viaintravitreal injection (2 μl/eye). Oxygen-induced retinopathy ratswithout injection of any test compound or injected with vehicle wereused as control. All of the rats were then placed under normal air forsix days before sacrifice. Neovascularization was assessed using ADPasehistochemistry and computer-assisted image analysis techniques.

The results indicate that the test compound effectively inhibitedretinal neovascularization.

Example 158 Choroidal Neovascularization (Age-Related MacularDegeneration Model)

Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) was generated by laser-inducedrupture of Bruch's membrane in 4- to 6-week-old, male C57BL/6J mice.With a hand-held cover slide as a contact lens, an argon laserphotocoagulator (532 nm) mounted on a slit-lamp was used to create fourlesions centered around the optic nerve head in the retinalmid-periphery (50 μm spot size, 0.07 sec duration, 260 mW). A testcompound was dissolved in water. The solutions at the concentrations of1 to 100 μM were administered to the CNV mice via intravitreal injection(1 or 2 μl/eye) immediately following laser treatment. CNV mice withouttreatment of test compounds were used as a control. Fourteen days afterthe laser treatment, all of the mice were sacrificed and CNV growth atthe Bruch's membrane rupture sites was assessed using fluorescentlystained choroid-sclera-RPE flat-mounts via computer-assisted imageanalysis.

The results indicate that the test compound reduced theneovascularization area by 34%-59%, compared with control.

Example 159 Limb Ischemia Model

The efficacy of three compounds in treating ischemia was tested using alimb ischemia model.

Ischemia was induced in the left hindlimb of each BALB/c mouse asfollows: The femoral artery was ligated and transected in two places of0.20-0.30 cm length proximal and distal to the ligature. Any other largeblood vessels that were visible and distal to the ligature were alsotransected.

Each compound was dissolved in saline and administrated intravenously tothe limb ischemia mice on day 4 and day 8 post-surgery at the dosageranging from 0.5 mg/kg to the maximum tolerated dose. The contralateralright hindlimbs and mice receiving saline were used as a control. Theanimals were observed using two semiquantitative ischemia indexes threetimes each week. The extent of blood-flow restoration was measured ondays 1, 7, 14, 21, and 28 post-surgery using a laser Doppler imager(PeriScan PIM II), which detects the flux (blood/(area×time)) of blood.In addition, the muscle strength was measured using a Digital GripStrength Meter (0167-005 L, Columbus Instruments). New vessel formationin leg muscles collected immediately after sacrifice on day 18post-surgery was assessed. For capillary density analysis, CD31immunohistochemistry staining was performed. Positive stainednewly-formed endothelial cells in 10 fields were counted undermicroscopy, and the data presented as positive cells/per high powerfield. Statistical significance was determined using one-way ANOVA.Differences were considered significant if P values were <0.05.

All of the test compounds exhibited efficacy in improving hindlimbfunction, appearance, and muscle strength, restoring blood flow, andincreasing formation of new vessel.

Other Embodiments

All of the features disclosed in this specification may be combined inany combination. Each feature disclosed in this specification may bereplaced by an alternative feature serving the same, equivalent, orsimilar purpose. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, each featuredisclosed is only an example of a generic series of equivalent orsimilar features.

From the above description, one skilled in the art can easily ascertainthe essential characteristics of the present invention, and withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope thereof, can make various changesand modifications of the invention to adapt it to various usages andconditions. Thus, other embodiments are also within the scope of thefollowing claims.

1. A compound of the following formula:

wherein each Q and U is CH or N, provided that one of Q and U is N; eachof X, Y, and Z, independently, is C₁₋₅ alkylene or deleted; m is 0, 1,2, 3, 4, or 5; n is 1; p is 1 or 2; R₁ is H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halo, CN, OR_(a),COOR_(a), OC(O)R_(a), C(O)R_(a), C(O)NR_(a)R_(b), or NR_(a)R_(b); R₂ isC₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl,heteroaryl, or C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, optionally substituted with C₁-C₁₀ alkyl,C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, or N(R_(c)R_(d)); R₃,independently, is C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halo, CN, OR_(e), COOR_(e),OC(O)R_(e), C(O)R_(e), C(O)NR_(e)R_(f), or NR_(e)R_(f); or R₃ is C₁₋₅alkylene bonded to two carbon atoms of the ring to which it is attachedor C₂₋₈ alkylene bonded to one carbon atom of the ring to which it isattached; and R₄ is P(═O)(OR_(g))(OR_(i)), P(═O)(NHR_(g))(OR_(i)),P(═O)(NR_(g))(NR_(i)), S(═O)₂OR_(g), or S(═O)₂R_(g); in which each ofR_(a), R_(b), R_(c), R_(d), R_(e), R_(f), R_(g) and R_(i),independently, is H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or —C(O)R, R being H, C₁-C₁₀ alkyl,C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; orR_(a) and R_(b) are linked and together form C₂₋₈ alkylene, R_(c) andR_(d) are linked and together form C₂₋₈ alkylene, R_(e) and R_(f) arelinked and together form C₂₋₈ alkylene, or R_(g) and R_(i) are linkedand together form C₁₋₅ alkylene.
 2. The compound of claim 1, wherein Qis CH and U is N.
 3. The compound of claim 1, wherein X is —CH₂—,—CH₂CH₂— or —CH₂CH₂CH₂— and p is
 1. 4. The compound of claim 1, whereinY is —CH₂ or deleted and Z is —CH₂—.
 5. The compound of claim 1, whereinR₂ is C₁₋₅ alkyl substituted N(R_(c)R_(d)).
 6. The compound of claim 5,wherein R₂ is —CH₂CH₂CH₂—N(R_(c)R_(d)), in which R_(c) is H and R_(d) isC₁-C₁₀ alkyl, C₃-C₂₀ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ heterocycloalkyl, aryl, orheteroaryl, or R_(c) and R_(d) are linked and together form C₄₋₆alkylene.
 7. The compound of claim 1, wherein m is 0, 1, or 2; R₁ isNH₂; and R₃ is C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₈ heterocycloalkyl,aryl, heteroaryl, halo, CN, OR_(e), or C(O)NR_(c)R_(f); or R₃ is C₁₋₂alkylene bonded to two carbon atoms of the ring to which it is attachedor C₂₋₅ alkylene bonded to one carbon atom of the ring to which it isattached.
 8. The compound of claim 1, wherein R₄ is P(═O)(OH)₂,P(═O)(OH)(OCH₂CH₃), P(═O)(OCH₂CH₃)₂,

S(═O)₂OH, S(═O)₂CH₃, or S(═O)₂Ph.
 9. The compound of claim 8, wherein mis 0, 1, or 2; p is 1; X is —CH₂CH₂— or —CH₂CH₂CH₂—; Y is —CH₂ ordeleted and Z is —CH₂—; R₁ is NH₂; R₂ is C₁₋₅ alkyl substitutedN(R_(c)R_(d)); and R₃ is C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl, C₁-C₈ ttbondedto two carbon atoms of the ring to which it is attached or C₂₋₅ alkylenebonded to one carbon atom of the ring to which it is attached.
 10. Thecompound of claim 1, wherein the compound is selected from the groupsconsisting of the following compounds: